Palmdale, California
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The first community within the Antelope Valley to incorporate as a city (on August 24, 1962), Palmdale is separated from Los Angeles by the San Gabriel Mountain range. As of the 2000 US census, the city population was 116,670, and as of January 1, 2008, the California state department of finance estimates Palmdale proper has a total population of 147,897.
[edit] History
Palmenthal, the first European settlement within the limits of Palmdale, was established as a village in 1886 by westward travelers from the American Midwest, mostly of German and Swiss descent. According to area folklore, the travelers had been told they would know they were close to the ocean when they saw palm trees. Never actually having seen palm trees before, they mistook the local Joshua trees for palms and so named their settlement after them.
[edit] Hotel Accommodations
- Lancaster Comfort Inn -
- Lancaster Holiday Inn
- Lancaster Oxford Suites
- Palmdale Courtyard by Marriott
- Palmdale Residence Inn
- Palmdale John Jay Inn
- Palmdale Ramada Inn
