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The site of the present City Hall was donated to the City in 1922 by Walter P. Temple. His father, Pliny Fiske Temple, traveled by ship "Around the Horn" to California in 1841 to join his brother who had opened the first mercantile store in Los Angeles. Francis later married Margarita Workman. Her father, William Workman, organized with John Rowland the first wagon train to Southern California over the Santa Fe Trail, arriving in 1841. The Temple-Workman families were involved in much of the history and development of this area, including the founding of Temple City and donation of land for public use in many of the nearby towns. Open M-F 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
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