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Encinitas: Our History and People

Encinitas: Our History and People By the Encinitas Historical Society Authors Carolyn Roy Cope, Jim Filanc and Garth Murphy Cover painting by artist Kevin Anderson Published by HPN Books and Ledge Media ©2021 Visit www.ledgemedia.net/encinitas to order printed copies And visit www.HPNBooks.com for info on how to publish your own book as a fundraiser for your community

Encinitas: Our History and People
By the Encinitas Historical Society
Authors Carolyn Roy Cope, Jim Filanc and Garth Murphy
Cover painting by artist Kevin Anderson
Published by HPN Books and Ledge Media ©2021

Visit www.ledgemedia.net/encinitas to order printed copies

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1987 ä<br />

• Indian Head Canyon (north Saxony) is saved from developers when several<br />

dedicated citizens gather to support the purchase of these 60 acres. The goal is<br />

to save this lush canyon as open space <strong>and</strong> stop the planned tract of 300 homes.<br />

After a long eleven-year struggle, the city, along with the assistance of the<br />

California Conservation Corp, joins to officially declare it public l<strong>and</strong> in 1998.<br />

• Coast News started in the garage of Jim Kydd on September 17. It is currently<br />

in publication, with Chris Kydd, Jim’s son, as the current publisher.<br />

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These iconic boathouses built by Miles<br />

Justus Kellogg in 1927/28 were placed<br />

on the National Register of Historic<br />

Places in October 2019.<br />

1988 ä<br />

• Downtown <strong>Encinitas</strong> Mainstreet Association (DEMA) is officially awarded<br />

membership into the National Mainstreet Association.<br />

• The San Dieguito Heritage Museum is created. This locally focused museum<br />

collects <strong>and</strong> displays objects that represent everyday life of the pioneers <strong>and</strong><br />

their families. Interactive exhibits <strong>and</strong> representatives of different cultures make<br />

the past come alive in <strong>and</strong> around these historic buildings. The museum is now<br />

permanently located on 1.2 acres on Quail Gardens Drive. The property is<br />

leased from the City of <strong>Encinitas</strong> for $1 per year for fifty-five years.<br />

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