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Early rocket-engine-testing began in the Arroyo Seco in 1936 and this led to the establishment of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) just north of Devil's Gate Dam. During the 1950s, JPL was heavily involved in rocket testing, and the roar of rocket engines could be heard from the Arroyo Seco area for miles. | Early rocket-engine-testing began in the Arroyo Seco in 1936 and this led to the establishment of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) just north of Devil's Gate Dam. During the 1950s, JPL was heavily involved in rocket testing, and the roar of rocket engines could be heard from the Arroyo Seco area for miles. | ||
In the 1950s and 60s, college students used the | In the 1950s and 60s, college students used the wooded area around Devil's Gate Dam for their fraternity initiations. Various fraternities routinely engaged in hazing rituals involving the consumption of raw meat as part of a bizarre initiation rite. In June 1960, 35 Woodbury College students were caught in the act by police and the hazings stopped soon after. | ||
==Child disappearances== | ==Child disappearances== | ||