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Source: The Signal
Date: 08/29/2026 1:57am

Article Summary:
**The Time Ranger: Judge Clarence “Mac” MacDougal and Santa Clarita Valley History**
The Time Ranger explores Santa Clarita Valley history through colorful anecdotes, including the origins of Bouquet Canyon’s name, the opening of the Lake Hughes post office and Newhall sheriff’s substation, and William S. Hart’s use of newspaper pages to map a road to his mansion. The column also recalls local mining, farming, transportation accidents, an elephant named Sonita and a 1966 barroom brawl.

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