Nate Harrison at his homestead, Palomar, Mount (Calif.), circa 1910-1915

Item Overview

Title

Nate Harrison at his homestead, Palomar, Mount (Calif.), circa 1910-1915

Alternative title

Nate Harrison, pioneer in San Diego

Date Created

[circa 1910-1915]

Date

1910/1915

Collection

Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Notes

Description

Nate Harrison was born in the American South during the 1820s or 30s. He migrated to California during the Gold Rush, eventually settled on Mount Palomar. He was the first African American homesteader in the area and occupied his homestead from approximately 1856 to 1919. His homestead included a cabin, a patio and an orchard. He had many visitors, and ran a small cottage industry raising sheep, and processing wool and animal hides.
Nate Harrison at this cabin on Mount Palomar.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Keywords

Genre

photographs

Names

Harrison, Nathaniel, d. 1920

Subject Geographic

Palomar, Mount (Calif.)

Longitude

33.33337

Latitude

-116.937841

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Cabins