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Brothers acquired land at entrance to Garnet Valley

Name of Summerland valley and lake does not match spelling of family name.
Summerland Review Staff
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With the pre-emption on April 10th 1889, Edgar James Garnett and William H. Garnett acquired land at the entrance to a valley now known as Garnet Valley.

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At the northern end of this valley is Garnet Lake.

The spelling of the name of the lake is not the same as the spelling of the family name.

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