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Most folks don't know there was a POW camp just outside Goleta during WW2. This video gives some detailed information about that camp and the German soldiers that lived there. @goletahistory495 This story can also be found at www.goletahistory.com Sources: Sally Cappon, Justin Ruhge, Barney Brantingham, World and Military Notes.com, John and Debra McRoberts, Oregon History Project, Mrs. E.C. Ba...

A very brief interview about trying to save the hangars by the Dos Pueblos High School News Team. @goletahistory495

Daniel Hill was an industrious young man that found his dream home in Goleta, California. He made a lot of changes, a lot of history and he made our name official. @goletahistory495 www.goletahistory.com Sources: Walker Tompkins, Justin Ruhge, Douglas Kyle, Hero Rensch, Mildred Hoover, Ethel Rensch, William Abelo, Jack Elliot, Find a Grave.com, Legends of America.com, Santa Barbara Historical M...

The last large open space in Goleta, California, the Bishop Ranch has been the object of man's desire throughout Goleta's history. @goletahistory495 www.goletahistory.com Sources: Walker Tompkins, Justin Ruhge, Santa Barbara Independent, Noozhawk, Price Postel & Parma LLP, Wikipedia, Santa Ynez Valley Journal, Paul Brydon

Goleta is a unique place. We are surrounded by the beautiful Santa Ynez Mountains on one side and the blue Pacific Ocean on the other. The steep mountains run into the sea at Gaviota and Rincon, isolating us from the outside world. This was a predicament for the first European settlers. @goletahistory495 Sources: Cynthia Carbone, Walker Tompkins, oldgas.com, Jack Elliot, yankeebarbareno.com, UC...

Hollister Avenue. It’s Goleta’s main street and we drive on it everyday. But who was Hollister? @goletahistory495@goletahistory495 Sources: Gilroy Dispatch, Walker A. Tompkins, Santa Barbara Historical Museum, Western Encounters.com, Wikipedia, History All Around Us by Justin Ruge, Michael Redmon, Petticoats and pistols.com, Santa Barbara Independent, Hollister Ranch by Nancy Ward, Dorothy Oksn...

What is a Goleta? It's a city in California with a lot of history. But what does Goleta mean? @goletahistory495 Sources: Walker A. Tompkins, Justin Ruhge, Bud Rinker, Goleta Valley Historical Society. For more local history check out www.goletahistory.com.

Down the beach from Haskells in Goleta, there's a old patch of cactus growing near the Sandpiper Golf Course. It played a large part in Goleta's history. WARNING! This story contains some information that has since been proven to be inaccurate. Please see this page for clarification- goletahistory.com/the-sub-commander-and-the-cactus-myth-debunked/ @goletahistory495 Sources: Goleta Valley Histo...