Savannah (also, Savanna) is a former settlement in

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. The rail depot of that name was located on the line of the

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between San Gabriel and El Monte, at an elevation of 276 feet (84 m). Savannah was promoted with considerable dignity in 1887-88 but vanished, nevertheless; the neighborhood of the depot has been absorbed by

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. The name survives in

Savanna High School Savanna High School (SHS) is a public high school in the Anaheim Union High School District (AUHSD), located in the city of Anaheim, California in the United States. Savanna was established in 1961 and is one of eight comprehensive high schools w ...

and

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of Orange County, which seceded from Los Angeles County in 1889. Savannah was the location of Camp Monte, a Rebel base where State militias trained openly for participation in the Civil War until Federal troops suppressed it by establishing Camp Carleton in 1862.Camp Carleton
/ref> Camp Monte is recalled today in "Johnny Rebel," the mascot of Savanna High School and name for a statue of a Civil-War era soldier in the quad.

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Former settlements in Los Angeles County, California Former populated places in California {{LosAngelesCountyCA-geo-stub