Editing Val Verde, California (section)

=== Val Verde Ranch ===
By the early 1900s, the Janes family owned the {{convert|10,200|acre||adj=mid| Val Verde Ranch}} where the modern settlement is located. Laura C. Janes, a wealthy white woman from Pasadena, opened her ranch to African Americans in the 1910s in response to the discrimination they faced which excluded them from public recreational facilities and prevented them from owning and developing property in certain areas. Under these conditions of segregation and discrimination, a group of prominent members of the African American community in Los Angeles searched for locations to create a place of recreation for their families. The group was led by real estate entrepreneur [[Sidney Preston Dones]] and other investors like [[Norman O. Houston]], [[Charlotta Bass]], and Hattie S. Baldwin. The group ended up connecting with Laura C. Janes.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |last=Simon |first=Libby |date=July 30, 2021 |title=Val Verde, Chiquito Canyon, Del Valle, and San Martinez Roads in the Santa Clarita Valley, Val Verde, Los Angeles County, CA |url=https://www.loc.gov/item/ca4482/ |journal=Historic American Landscapes Survey}}</ref>