Native Peak
Re “One Man’s Crusade to Take a Peak Into History,” Aug. 13: Richard Toyon’s quest to rename a Verdugo mountain peak “Tongva Peak” to honor the Gabrielino/Tongva native Indians of the area proves that if you live long enough you will have seen and heard everything.
Imagine naming a mountain peak instead of a football or other sports team after Indians. Now, if we can just find a way to keep the toyon shrubs from disappearing from our local “shrub” hillsides.
Bob Ginn
Arcadia
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