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Hancock Park was presented to the citizens of Los Angeles County in December 1916 by Captain Allan Hancock with a request that its scientific features be preserved. The first historic reference to the tar pools was recorded in the diary of Gaspar de Portolá on August 3, 1769. The park was originally part of Rancho La Brea, granted by Governor Alvarado in 1840.
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