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A. J. Blackley Moves to Alhambra

Originally published in The Tomahawk, Tehachapi, California, on Friday, Jan. 3, 1907 _____ An account of affliction from rheumatism A.J, Blackley has moved to Alhambra where he has purchased a home and engaged in farming. Mr. Blackley still retains his interest in the...

Storm Interferes with the Masquerade Ball

Originally published in The Tomahawk, Tehachapi, California, on Friday, Jan. 3, 1907 _____ The fierce storm of Monday night seriously interfered with the anticipated attendance at the Masquerade ball, but there was a fair attendance and all who braved the storm were...

Worst Storm for Years

_____ Originally published in The Tomahawk, Tehachapi, California, on Friday, Jan. 3, 1907 Great was the contrast between the balmy air of last Sunday and the icy blast from the blizzard that was sweeping the mountain valleys Monday afternoon and night. The clear sky...

About The Tomahawk Project

The Tomahawk was not the first newspaper published in Tehachapi, California, but the weekly began publishing around 1899, and publication continued through June 6, 1919, when new owners changed the name to The Tehachapi News. Today’s Tehachapi News continues...

Organizing Tehachapi History

This website was born of an idea to try to organize the history of Tehachapi, California, to make more information easily accessible to more people. That’s a big job. I started gathering information and then decided it would be easier to create the...