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My great-grandmother, Mary Santiago; and her brother, Henry Lawrence, from the Tule River Indian Reservation, unveiled this statue in a ceremony in the 1930's. Santiago and Lawrence were full blooded Yowlumne, both were born along the banks of the Kern River near Cottonwood creek. Their grandfather was one of the natives that showed Father Garces where to safely cross the river in 1776.
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A local landmark since 1947, this shoe repair shop remains true to its roots after surviving earthquakes and changing ownership in 2002.
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