- Louis Rose
Louis Rose (
March 24 1807 –February 14 1888 ) is aSan Diego, California , USA pioneer.History
Louis Rose was born in
Germany and came to San Diego in 1850, viaNew Orleans, Louisiana andTexas . He traveled to California with JudgeJames W. Robinson 's party. Rose was the member of the firstgrand jury and first County Board of Supervisors in 1850,
President of the Board of Trustees for San Diego during 1853–1855, and served on the San Diego School Board. Rose was a volunteer in the Garra Indian uprising.an Diego contributions
Rose realized that transportation would be important to San Diego. With his associate
James W. Robinson , Rose founded the San Diego and Gila Railroad in 1855 and its treasurer. The railroad was never built.In 1866 Rose bought land and laid out "Roseville", in the Loma Portal area of San Diego. He built a wharf. He thought it would be a future city, and for a time it competed with New Town, across the bay. He hoped to link Roseville to a railroad. Many were skeptical about the prospects for Roseville or San Diego, but he would always say "Just wait a while and you will see." Roseville eventually became part of San Diego.
Rose was
postmaster at Old Town San Diego during 1873–1883. This was an honor considering that he was appointed by Republican presidents even though Rose was a life-long Democrat.Rose Canyon in San Diego is named for Rose, where he bought 650 acres (2.6 km²) in 1853. He had a ranch there with a tannery, and prospected for gold and copper without too much success. [ [http://www.sandiegohistory.org/books/pourade/silver/silverchapter11.htm "The History of San Diego"] ] The tannery provided capital to build a wharf and to lay out Roseville.
Rose died in 1888 and had one daughter, Henrietta, a school teacher who never married.Rose is buried in Home of Peace Cemetery on Imperial Avenue.
Legacy
In 2004, Louis Rose Point was dedicated in honor of Rose. It's located at the foot of Womble Street, on the grounds of the old Naval Training Center in Roseville, San Diego.The Louis Rose Society for the Preservation of Jewish History honors Rose.
ee also
*"Louis Rose: San Diego's First Jewish Settler and Entrepreneur" by Donald H. Harrison (2004). ISBN 0-932653-68-5
* [http://www.sandiegohistory.org/bio/rose/rose.htm Biography (San Diego Historical Society)] from Smythe's "History of San Diego", pp. 285-286
*cite book|author=Heilbron, Carl|year=1936|title=History of San Diego County|publisher=San Diego Press Club Biography, p. 210
* [http://www.jewishsightseeing.com/louis_rose_historical/louis_rose_historical.htm Louis Rose Society for the Preservation of Jewish History]References
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