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Association 630 Bartlett Road Big Bear Lake, CA 92315 TEL: 1-800-4 BIG BEAR FAX: (909) 866-5671 email us |
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Bear Valley was first occupied by the Serrano Indians approximately
3,000 years ago. In 1845, while in pursuit of Indians, Benjamin
D. Wilson discovered and named Bear Valley because "the place was
alive with bears!" In 1860 William Holcomb was hunting bear and
discovered gold instead! What followed was Southern California's
largest gold rush.
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Big
Bear's first dam, completed in 1884, was soon followed by the Valley's
first hotel in 1888. In 1949 the first ski resort opened and Big
Bear Lake soon became Southern California's favorite mountain getaway.
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| Hollywood
also has a history in Big Bear. Since the filming of "The Call of
the North" in 1914, so many motion pictures have been shot in Big Bear Valley that it has been called "Hollywood's back lot." |
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| "Paint
Your Wagon," "The Parent Trap," "Bonanza," "Kissin' Cousins," "Yukon Gold" and "Dr. Dolittle" are just a few of the memorable films that have been shot on location in Big Bear Valley. |
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