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CATALINA ISLAND OLD BEN PIN NEW COLLECTIBLE .2 x 1.2 INCHES #5:
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Catalina Island is one of the most visited places in the world. Catalina is known for great island days, comfortable environments and island an lifestyle. People come from all over the world to appreciate its great venue of shopping, relaxing and great restaurants. Anyone who has ever traveled to Catalina understands how beautiful and relaxing it can be.

One of the most popular items to buy are souvenirs items likeT-shirts, magnets and key chains.Everyone loves them and they make great gifts!When you talk aboutCatalina Island,people respond because everyone remembers their own experience on the island, or has plans to one day visit this island paradise.

Catalina patches are popular items and always in demand. They make great gifts. Catalina patches are always welcome and increase the value of any birthday card.

Another popular souvenir are pins. They always look good and remind you of your adventures on Catalina.

About Catalina Island

Located only 22 miles from San Pedro, Catalina is the crown jewel of the Channel Islands. An island rich in history with a unique ecology, Santa Catalina Island is a very popular attraction that is an easy trip from San Pedro.

San Pedro\'s Catalina Air -Sea Terminal is the closest departure point to the Island. The terminal is served by Catalina Express Fleet and the Island Express Helicopter Service. San Pedro/Avalon trips are approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes by boat or 15 minutes by helicopter. The schedule for the Catalina Express boats can be found here. The Island Express Helicopter Service starts every day at 8:00 AM and helicopters depart every 45 minutes (on demand) until sunset. The Catalina offers island tours, a full range of recreational opportunities and unique shops, hotels and restaurants. The two main destinations on Catalina are Avalon and Two Harbors.

Santa Catalina Island, California

Location - Pacific Ocean

Channel Islands of California

Area -74.98 sq mi (194.2 km2)

Highest elevation - 2,097 ft (639.2 m)

Highest point - Mount Orizaba

United States California

County - Los Angeles

Largest city - Avalon (pop. 3,728 (2010))

Demographics - Population - 3,696

Density - 19.03 /km2 (49.29 /sq mi)

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Santa Catalina Island, often called Catalina Island, or just Catalina,
is a rocky island off the coast of the U.S. state of California. The
island is 22 miles (35 km) long and 8 miles (13 km) across at its
greatest width. The island is located about 22 miles (35 km)
south-southwest of Los Angeles, California. The highest point on the
island is 2,097 feet (639 m) Mt. Orizaba, at align=\"left\">One of the Channel Islands of California archipelago, Catalina lies
within Los Angeles County. Most of the island is administered by the
Catalina Island Conservancy.

The total population as of the 2000 census was 3,696 persons, almost
85 percent of whom live in the island\'s only incorporated city, Avalon
(pop. 3,728 (2010), with another 195 south of town, outside of the
city limits). The second center of population is the unincorporated
village of Two Harbors, in the north, with a population of 298.
Development occurs also at the smaller settlements of Rancho Escondido
and Middle Ranch. The remaining population is scattered over the
island between the two population centers. The island has an overall
population density of 49.29/mi² (19.03/km²).

History

Early history

Prior to the modern era, the island was inhabited by people of the
Gabrielino/Tongva tribe, who, having had villages near present day San
Pedro and Playa del Rey, regularly traveled back and forth to Catalina
for trade. The Tongva called the island Pimu or Pimugna and referred
to themselves as the Pimugnans. Archeological evidence shows Tongva
settlement beginning in 7000 BC. These Pimugnans had settlements all
over the island at one time or another, with their biggest villages
being at the Isthmus and at present-day Avalon, Shark/Little Harbor,
and Emerald Bay. The Gabrielino/Tongva are renowned for their mining,
working and trade of soapstone which was found in great quantities and
varieties on the island. This material was in great demand and was
traded along the California coast and as far south as Baja California.

Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo
The first European to set foot on the island was the Portuguese
explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, sailing for Spain. On October 7,
1542, he claimed the island for Spain and christened it San Salvador
after his ship. (Catalina has also been identified as one of the many
possible burial sites for Cabrillo.) Over half a century later,
another Spanish explorer, Sebastian Vizcaino, rediscovered the island
on the eve of Saint Catherine\'s day (November 24) in 1602. Vizcaino
renamed the island in the saint\'s honor.

During the next 300 years, the island served as home or base of
operation for many visitors, including Russian otter hunters, Yankee
smugglers and itinerant fishermen. Among these visitors, the Aleuts of
Russian Alaska probably had the largest effect on the island and its
people. These otter-hunters from the Aleutian Islands set up camps on
Santa Catalina, and the surrounding Channel Islands, trading with the
native peoples in exchange for permission to hunt otters and seals
around the island for their pelts. The Aleuts brought diseases to the
natives of Santa Catalina Island, for which they had no immunity.
This, ultimately, led to the demise of the Pimugnan people. Although
these hunters had been known to lead attacks on the native people of
surrounding islands, such as the massacre that took place on San
Nicolas Island, there is no evidence of such an event on Santa
Catalina. (See Nicoleno). Smuggling also took place on the island for
a long period of time. Pirates found that the island\'s abundance of
hidden coves, as well as its short distance to the mainland and its
small population, made it suitable for smuggling activities. Once used
by smugglers of illegal Chinese immigrants, China Point, located on
the south western end of Catalina, still bears its namesake.

Franciscan Friars considered building a mission there, but abandoned
the idea because of the lack of fresh water on the island. By the
1830s, the island\'s entire native population were either dead, or had
migrated to the mainland to work in the missions or as ranch hands for
the many private land owners.

Avalon Bay before the Construction of the Casino

Although the Bannings\' main focus was in Avalon, they also showed
great interest in the rest of the island and wanted to introduce other
parts of Catalina to the general public. They did this by paving the
first dirt roads into the island\'s interior, where they built hunting
lodges and led stagecoach tours, and by making Avalon\'s surrounding
areas (Lovers Cove, Sugarloaf Point and Descanso Beach) accessible to
tourists. They built two homes, one in Descanso Canyon and the other
in what is now Two Harbors, the latter now being that village\'s only
hotel.

As the Bannings anticipated construction of the new Hotel Saint
Catherine, their efforts were set back on November 29, 1915, when a
fire burned half of Avalon\'s buildings, including six hotels and
several clubs. The Bannings refused to sell the island in hopes of
rebuilding the town, starting with the Hotel Saint Catherine. The
hotel was to be located on Sugarloaf Point, the unique, picturesque,
cliff-bound peninsula at the north end of Avalon\'s harbor. However,
after the hill was blasted away to begin the construction of the hotel
with its annex being in Descanso Canyon, plans failed because of
insufficient funding, and in the end, the hotel was built solely in
Descanso Canyon.

At this point, the Banning family faced not only a huge debt from the
fire of 1915 but World War I\'s negative effect on tourism in general.
In 1919, the Banning brothers were forced to sell the island in
shares.

Wrigley Ownership

One of the main investors to purchase shares from the Bannings was
chewing-gum magnate William Wrigley, Jr. Preceding his purchase, he
traveled to Catalina with his wife, Ada, and son, Philip. Reportedly,
Wrigley immediately fell in love with the island and, in 1919, bought
out nearly every share-holder until he owned controlling interest in
the Santa Catalina Island Company.

Thereafter, he devoted himself to preserving and promoting the island,
investing millions in needed[citation needed] infrastructure and
attractions. At that time, only two ships, the Hermosa II and the S.S.
Cabrillo provided access to the island. Wrigley understood that
transportation to and from Catalina was vital to the island\'s growth,
envisioning great steamers, some of the greatest the world had ever
seen. In 1920, he purchased the S.S. Virginia, and following some
adjustments, she was renamed the S.S. Avalon. Thereafter, Wrigley
foresaw the design of another steamship, the S.S. Catalina, which was
launched on the morning of May 3, 1924. Each of these ships weighed
over 2,000 tons, and could hold more than 1,500 passengers. These
steamships transported passengers to Catalina for many years.

In the 1920s, in an effort to generate tourism to Catalina, Wrigley
tried to convince Gertrude Ederle, who had just become famous as the
first woman to swim the English Channel, to swim from Catalina to the
mainland. When she declined, he launched the 1927 Wrigley Ocean
Marathon: offering $25,000 to the first person to cross the channel,
with $15,000 for the first finisher of \"the fair sex.\" Out of a field
of 102, only one person completed the task, Canadian swimmer George
Young, who finished 15 hours and 44 minutes after the start. The two
women who came the closest were awarded $2,500 each.

The Casino

Wrigley built a home in Avalon to oversee his plans. One of Wrigley\'s
first priorities was to create a new and improved dance pavilion for
the island\'s tourists. Before the Banning brothers sold the island,
Sugarloaf Point was blasted away to start the construction of the
Hotel St. Catherine. In the end, the hotel was built in Descanso
Canyon. However, Wrigley used this cleared spot to build the dance
hall which he named Sugarloaf Casino. It served as a ballroom and
Avalon\'s first high-school. Its time as a casino was short, however,
for it proved too small for Catalina\'s growing population. In 1928,
the Casino was razed to make room for a newer Casino. Sugarloaf Rock
was blasted away to enhance the Casino\'s ocean-view.

Tourism was encouraged by the construction of an Art Deco dance hall,
called the Catalina Casino, on May 29, 1929. Surrounded by sea on
three sides, the circular structure is the equivalent of 12 stories
tall.

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