Unknown artist painting, "Jack Rabbit Lodge," early 1900s

Unknown artist painting, "Jack Rabbit Lodge," early 1900s

The lodge beside the Topanga Lagoon was inhabited by fishermen until prospector William Wills Coolbaugh bought it in 1909. A deputy sheriff burned it down on March 22, 1911, to evict the illegal homesteader.

early 1900s

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