Westward Bound To California
Ellen Browning's sister had moved to San Francisco due to the harsh climate of the Midwest winters. Soon after Ellen, Fred and Edward moved to San Diego. Edward quickly bought a piece of land financed by Ellen and named it Miramar Ranch. Soon Fred had built the family a house and Edward had moved his family out to California. Ellen lived with her brothers and family until 1897 when she bought land in La Jolla and had a house built on the coast. Her sister Virginia, or Ginny, lived with her in the house in La Jolla. Ellen and Ginny were quite the complement to one another. Ellen was quiet, clean, shy, and introverted. Whereas, Ginny was boisterous, bold and extroverted. The two women became prominent citizens of the small beach town.
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Famous quotes containing the words westward bound to, westward, bound and/or california:
“Oh, it’s home again, and home again, America for me!
I want a ship that’s westward bound to plow the rolling sea,
To the blessed Land of Room Enough beyond the ocean bars,
Where the air is full of sunlight and the flag is full of stars.”
—Henry Van Dyke (1852–1933)
“The westward march has stopped, upon the final plains of the Pacific; and now the plot thickens ... with the change, the pause, the settlement, our people draw into closer groups, stand face to face, to know each other and be known.”
—Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924)
“We that are bound by vows and by promotion,
With pomp of holy sacrifice and rites,
To teach belief in good and still devotion,
To preach of heaven’s wonders and delights—
Yet, when each of us in his own heart looks,
He finds the God there far unlike his books.”
—Fulke Greville (1554–1628)
“Resorts advertised for waitresses, specifying that they “must appear in short clothes or no engagement.” Below a Gospel Guide column headed, “Where our Local Divines Will Hang Out Tomorrow,” was an account of spirited gun play at the Bon Ton. In Jeff Winney’s California Concert Hall, patrons “bucked the tiger” under the watchful eye of Kitty Crawhurst, popular “lady” gambler.”
—Administration in the State of Colo, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)