Arcadia County Park (former US Army Ross Field Balloon School) (Arcadia, California)
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South Santa Anita Avenue, 405
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park, interesting place, closed / former military, historic landmark
405 S. Santa Anita Ave.
Arcadia, CA 91006
(626) 821-4619
Established 3 June 1918. Designated in honor of 1st Lt. Cleo J. Ross, 8th Bln. Co., who was killed in action 26 September 1918 over Brabant, France. Intermediate landing field. Returned to control of the state of California on 1 July 1930.
Site of the World War I US Army Ross Field Balloon School (see photo above). Here observers were trained to watch enemy activity from hot air balloons.
Formerly home to the 1st Balloon Company from 1919 to 1922, the 2nd Balloon Company from 1919 to 1922, the 3rd Balloon Company from 1919 to 1920, the 13th Balloon Company from 1919 to 1922, the 15th Balloon Company from 1919 to 1922, and the 16th Balloon Company from 1919 to 1922.
Arcadia, CA 91006
(626) 821-4619
Established 3 June 1918. Designated in honor of 1st Lt. Cleo J. Ross, 8th Bln. Co., who was killed in action 26 September 1918 over Brabant, France. Intermediate landing field. Returned to control of the state of California on 1 July 1930.
Site of the World War I US Army Ross Field Balloon School (see photo above). Here observers were trained to watch enemy activity from hot air balloons.
Formerly home to the 1st Balloon Company from 1919 to 1922, the 2nd Balloon Company from 1919 to 1922, the 3rd Balloon Company from 1919 to 1920, the 13th Balloon Company from 1919 to 1922, the 15th Balloon Company from 1919 to 1922, and the 16th Balloon Company from 1919 to 1922.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 34°8'16"N 118°2'5"W
- Los Angeles County Arboretum 2.6 km
- Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area 5.9 km
- Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens 7.8 km
- Whittier Narrows Recreation Area 10 km
- Whittier Narrows Lakes 11 km
- Whittier Narrows Nature Center 12 km
- Whittier Narrows Natural Area and Wildlife Sanctuary 12 km
- Galster Wilderness Park 16 km
- Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park (Puddingstone) 20 km
- Burro Canyon Shooting Park 21 km
- Santa Anita Golf Course 0.5 km
- Peck Road Park Lake 4.4 km
- Lake 4.9 km
- Irwindale Event Center 5.5 km
- Lake 5.7 km
- El Monte Airport (EMT/KEMT) 5.7 km
- City of Hope National Medical Center 5.8 km
- San Gabriel Valley 6.3 km
- Sante Fe Dam Lake 8.3 km
- Former Quarry 9 km