About Whittier, California
Whittier is located in Los Angeles County, about 12 miles southeast of the City of Los Angeles. The City covers 14.8 square miles and has an estimated population of 88,341. The City is home to Whittier College and also to the Southern California University of Health Sciences. The City was named after John Greenleaf Whittier, a respected Quaker poet. Whittier wrote a dedication poem, and to this day is honored with an exhibit at the Whittier museum, a statue located in the park, and another statue representing his poem “The Barefoot Boy” near the City Hall. Although Whittier never set foot there, the city still bears his name and is still rooted in the Quaker tradition.
The City of Whittier has a variety of freeways, including the San Gabriel River Freeway (Interstate-605) which transverses the city’s northern end. Other nearby freeways include the Golden State Freeway (Interstate-5), Santa Monica Freeway (Interstate-10), Century Freeway (Interstate-105), Pomona Freeway (California State Highway 60) and the Orange Freeway (California State Highway 57).
Incorporated in 1898, Whittier is home to several landmarks. It has a total of 24 historic landmarks in the California Register Of Historical Resources, and some historic buildings in the National Register Of Historic Places. Some of the more notable landmarks are: The Casa de Governor Pio Pico (home of the last Mexican Governor of California and a designated California Historical Landmark); Pio Pico Historical State Park; El Camino Real; Mt Olive and Broadway Cemeteries; the Jonathan Bailey House (home of one of Whittier’s first settlers); The Historic Whittier Transit Depot; President Richard M. Nixon’s First Law Office; Whittier High School ( used as the High School in the 1980s sci-fi classic “Back to the Future!” and the Whittier Historical Society Museum.
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