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Resurrection of Lompoc Cross Brightens Local History
The 22 foot reinforced concrete cross on the hill above Lompoc, erected December 5 1912 to commemorate the La Purisima Mission, has long drawn curiosity. City hall staff know little about ownership, maintenance is done by the electrical utilities department, and vandalism past includes a 1920s fire engine red paint incident linked to the Ku Klux Klan.
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South H Street
Lompoc
Bill Ruffner
Santa Barbara County
la Purisima Catholic Church
Times
C.N. Raley
la Purisima Mission
California
Frank Signorelli
la Purisima Conception
Ku Klux Klan
the Monitor
San Francisco
Empoe Historical Society