Slover Mountain (Mount Slover, Marble Mountain) is a former

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in Colton, in southwestern

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and the

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region of

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. Now a

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, it was surface mined for limestone in the 20th century. The

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is named after the mountain. The mountain was known as Tahualtapa ("raven hill") by Native Americans and Cerrito Solo ("little solitary hill") by the colonial Spanish.

History

The hill was named after a local 19th century hunter,

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, who lived near it and who died in 1854 in the

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from injuries caused by a bear. The

Colton Liberty Flag The Colton Liberty Flag is an American flag which was flown continuously over Mount Slover in Colton, California, United States. The flag was first raised and illuminated by the California Portland Cement Company (later CalPortland) as part of a ...

formerly stood atop the mountain. Before the mountain was mined for

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and

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, it stood as the tallest in the

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, at .

References

External links

Cement Mountain by Ben Sakoguchi

Mountain Shifts Slowly From Stone to Cement
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Landmark flag in Colton is retired
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More than half-sorry about Slover Mountain
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History of Slover Avenue
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