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Obtain the Los Fierros pamphlet from the Long Beach area Council. You will need this Award Brochure to answer questions, refer to maps, and submit your application for the Los Fierros Award.

LOS FIERROS

LOS FIERROS
Requirements:

1. Visit Rancho Los Cerritos and Rancho Los Alamitos. (Directions in Award Brochure).

2. Visit the Rancho Boundary Series Markers. (Map on page 4 of Award Brochure).

3. Visit and research (for required reports) the following Long Beach landmarks:
a. Willmore's Dream-. near corner of 14th and Pacific.
b. Anaheim Landing:

South of intersection of Pacific Coast Highway and Seal Beach Boulevard.
c. Boundary marker between Rancho Los Cerritos and Rancho Los Alamitos, on Ocean Boulevard at end of Anaheim Avenue.
d. Boundary marker between Rancho Los Alamitos, Rancho Los Cerritos, and Rancho Los Coyotes at DeMille Junior High School near Los Coyotes Avenue and Carson Boulevard.
e. Site of first Long Beach bench mark: in Rotary Club Park on top of Signal Hill on Panorama Drive.

4. Write a report on any one of the following:
a. Willmore's Dream
b. Anaheim Landing
c. The first bench mark in Long Beach

OR Visit and report on any one of the following:
a. Dominguez Ranchhouse: 18127 Alameda, Compton. Property of Dominguez Seminary. Tours by appointment. Phone: 213/631-5981.
b. Phineas T. Banning Mansion: Banning Park, Pacific Coast Highway, Wilmington, Ca. Open daily, April through October, from 1:00 P.M. to 4:30 P.M. Admission: Adults, $.25. Children $. 10.
c. La Mesa Battlefield: 4500 Downey Road, Vernon, Ca. In Crocker-Citizens Bank parking lot.

5. Camp overnight at Will J. Reid Scout Park: other than Boy Scout groups, at Monte Verde Park in Lakewood. Reservations are required for both parks.

6. Answer 13 out of the 15 questions on page 6 of the Award Brochure.


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