Man wants peak named after tribe

MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 2001

The US Board of Geographic Names next month will consider a California man's application to name a peak in La Crescenta after the Gabrielino/Tongva Tribe.

Richard Toyon wants the 2,600-foot mountaintop named Tongva Peak. The tribe, the city of Glendale and the county of Los Angeles are supporting his application.

The tribe is not federally recognized. Rep. Hilda Solis (D-Calif.) has introduced a bill to legislatively recognize the tribe.

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One Man's Crusade to Take a Peak Into History (The Los Angeles Times 8/13)

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