From his private collection, Baum has placed a permanent display for access to the residents of La Verne. The display is located at City Hall. Information in the diaries of early explorers and trappers and trappers indicates that they had camped in this area. Later, a stagecoach stop was located nearby. The Indian population had disappeared by the late 1860's as a result of various factors, one of which was a devasting smallpox epidemicthat swept throughout California.
Nothing remains of the swampiness of the area.
An historical marker has been placed on Arrow Highway to commemorate the site. The La Verne City Hall has become a major center for the display of historic artifacts, pictures, maps, and documents. More than 50 pictures taken between 1914 and 1921 by Burton Frasher hang on the walls of the City Council Chambers. An 1896 Registrar of Voters and original documents signed by I.W. Lord, were gifts of Lola Forsythe, whose father worked for Lord. Pictures of our first family, the Jose Dolores Palomares family, and a picture of our first school were provided by Rose Palomares, daughter of Jose Delores Palomares.