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carlsbad: Local Volcano Plug Sits Adjacent to North County Communities (Part III) - 08/15/08 11:11 PM
Mt Calavera & Carlsbad
The Luiseno Indians lived on the coast of Carlsbad back in the late 1700s-they lived on seafood, food crops and reportedly led peaceful lives-they worshipped the Great Spirit, the Sun-God. They currently live on a reservation near Palomar Mountain approximately 60 miles away. The area changed hands when the Spanish arrived. In 1886, the town of Carlsbad was established after the artesian wells were found and the Carlsbad Land & Water Company purchased the land.
Today, Carlsbad is rich with history and has a distinctive mix of homes, parks and many businesses. It was known … (4 comments)
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carlsbad: Local Volcano Plug Sits Adjacent to North County Communities (Part II) - 07/27/08 12:50 AM
Mt Calavera adds a bit of natural history and intrigue to the surroundings communities of Carlsbad, Oceanside and Vista. Not many people realize what the 513 feet hill actually is. For years, scientists have only been estimating how old the volcano is, but the North County Times recently reported that local geologists from the San Diego Natural History Museum and San Diego State University have taken samples of the minerals and plan to age-test it sometime this year.
According to Tom Demere, curator of paleontology at the San Diego Natural History Museum, when Mt Calavera blew many many years ago, it … (12 comments)
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carlsbad: Local Volcano Plug Sits Adjacent to North County Communities - 07/20/08 12:17 AM
In a previous blog, I wrote about my top 5 things to do in the North County. One of the items on my list was a visit the local volcano.
There are only three of them in southern California and we have one right here in Carlsbad. This 513 ft volcano is extinct and poses no harm to the many surrounding neighbors, but a very, very long time ago, it did blow!! The lava cooled, solidified, and over time the surrounding minerals eroded away leaving behind what is known as a volcanic plug. I participated in a "geology hike" last month, which … (11 comments)
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Deborah Burroughs
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CA
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