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Bassett is an
Joseph Workman, the son of William Workman, owned of the Rancho La Puente land, and borrowed money on the property. He was not able to keep up the mortgage payments so the bank acquired the property. In 1895, O.T. Bassett bought the property and Bassett Township was established.History of Bassett U
In 1921, Mona Darkfeather, Josephine (Workman) Akley, the youngest child of Joseph Workman, won a lawsuit to recover an interest in the Rancho La Puente land that her father sold. However, the decision was reversed in 1922.
Map of old Spanish and Mexican ranchos in Los Angeles County
{{Los Angeles County, California Communities in the San Gabriel Valley Puente Hills
Bassett is an unincorporated community
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in the San Gabriel Valley
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, in Los Angeles County, California
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, United States
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, within the Census-designated place
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s boundaries of Avocado Heights and West Puente Valley. Its ZIP Code is 91746 and it uses area code 626
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History
Joseph Workman, the son of William Workman, owned of the Rancho La Puente land, and borrowed money on the property. He was not able to keep up the mortgage payments so the bank acquired the property. In 1895, O.T. Bassett bought the property and Bassett Township was established.History of Bassett UIn 1921, Mona Darkfeather, Josephine (Workman) Akley, the youngest child of Joseph Workman, won a lawsuit to recover an interest in the Rancho La Puente land that her father sold. However, the decision was reversed in 1922.
Education
* Bassett Unified School District * Bassett High SchoolNotable people
* Clyde Beck (1900–1988) was a right-handed infielder in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds from 1926 to 1931.See also
* List of Ranchos of California *Ranchos of California
In Alta California (now known as California) and Baja California, ranchos were concessions and land grants made by the Viceroyalty of New Spain, Spanish and History of Mexico, Mexican governments from 1775 to 1846. The Spanish concessions of l ...
References
External links
Map of old Spanish and Mexican ranchos in Los Angeles County
{{Los Angeles County, California Communities in the San Gabriel Valley Puente Hills