Louis Rose (March 24 1807 – February 14 1888) is a
San Diego,
California
, USA pioneer.
History
Louis Rose
was born in Germany
and came to
San Diego in 1850, via New Orleans, Louisiana
and Texas
. He
traveled to California with Judge
James W. Robinson's party. Rose was the member of
the first
grand 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.
San 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. 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.
See also
References
- The History of San Diego
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