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Federal Government established the first and only experimental station in the United States devoted solely to research on the breeding and raising of rabbits on a five-acre property donated by A. B. Miller of Fontana. The station successfully pioneered new techniques of rabbit care
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Erected 1984 by
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1783:Home Gardens
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1600:Apple Valley
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1871:Joshua Tree
1813:Valle Vista
1798:Mead Valley
1768:Canyon Lake
1753:Bloomington
1710:San Jacinto
1690:Palm Desert
1630:Chino Hills
1577:Victorville
1385:Silver Lake
1247:Ghost towns
1125:Pioneertown
1080:Mount Baldy
995:Havasu Lake
910:Declezville
787:communities
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700:Lytle Creek
680:Joshua Tree
655:Bloomington
600:Victorville
520:Chino Hills
470:County seat
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51:Coordinates
1997:Categories
1896:Wrightwood
1851:El Cerrito
1793:Loma Linda
1390:Vanderbilt
1355:Providence
1335:Olive City
1285:Belleville
1260:Agua Mansa
1170:Twin Peaks
1110:Parker Dam
1105:Oro Grande
895:Cushenbury
890:Crest Park
865:Cedar Glen
830:Baldy Mesa
770:Wrightwood
670:Fort Irwin
550:Loma Linda
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1861:Highgrove
1834:under 10k
1818:Woodcrest
1773:Crestline
1680:Montclair
1670:La Quinta
1635:Coachella
1499:Riverside
1478:Riverside
1399:Footnotes
1340:Pasinogna
1300:Chambless
1150:Sugarloaf
1140:Skyforest
1135:Rimforest
1000:Helendale
935:El Mirage
795:Alta Loma
730:Oak Hills
665:Crestline
660:Bluewater
650:Big River
555:Montclair
1886:Romoland
1856:Oak Glen
1763:Calimesa
1725:Wildomar
1705:Redlands
1660:Highland
1650:Eastvale
1615:Beaumont
1595:Adelanto
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1572:Temecula
1552:Murrieta
1532:Hesperia
1471:Counties
1345:Politana
1330:Milligan
1275:Barnwell
1050:La Delta
950:Fawnskin
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725:Oak Glen
575:Redlands
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1876:Mentone
1846:Cabazon
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1605:Banning
1557:Ontario
1542:Menifee
1527:Fontana
1380:Siberia
1360:Ragtown
1325:Lanfair
1315:Ivanpah
1305:Crucero
1295:Calzona
1155:Sunfair
1055:Landers
1025:Ivanpah
1005:Hinkley
990:Harvard
900:Daggett
885:Crafton
705:Mentone
690:Lenwood
605:Yucaipa
565:Ontario
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530:Fontana
505:Barstow
222:Fontana
189:rabbits
1803:Muscoy
1758:Blythe
1720:Upland
1700:Perris
1640:Colton
1567:Rialto
1522:Corona
1370:Rincon
1290:Calico
1270:Bagdad
1265:Atolia
1205:Indian
1115:Patton
1100:Nipton
1060:Ludlow
1040:Kramer
1035:Kerens
980:Guasti
955:Fenner
915:Devore
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735:Phelan
720:Muscoy
595:Upland
580:Rialto
525:Colton
228:Marker
218:Rosena
1685:Norco
1665:Indio
1655:Hemet
1625:Chino
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1320:Kelso
1255:Afton
1195:Zzyzx
1180:Vidal
1175:Venus
1165:Trona
1065:Kelso
1015:Homer
1010:Hodge
970:Goffs
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1310:Hart
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1070:Mars
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