The gentleman featured above is the founder of Newhall. As you know, Newhall is one of the subsections that makes up Santa Clarita. I currently reside here. It is definitely an interesting story how Mr. Newhall founded it. Henry Mayo Newhall, who came from Saugus, Massachusetts, was interested in investing his money in railroad rails. These investment purpose was to find a way to connect San Francisco to other cities. As business boomed, Henry and his partners sold their company to the Southern Pacific Railroad. Now, Henry turned his eyes on real estate. He was able to acquire land by purchasing them at a very cheap price. The area we now know as Newhall Ranch was purchased by Newhall for 2 dollars/acre. Eventually, Henry sold his portion of his land. Once the land became a city, the city was named after him, "Newhall." The area of Saugus was named after his hometown of Saugus, Massachusetts. By 1987, all the small subsections in this city became known as Santa Clarita.
(Pictures and information are from:)
(http://www.santaclarita.com/images/general/Henry_Mayo_Newhall.jpg)
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Clarita,_California)
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