Thursday Thirteen

Thirteen Things I Learned About Apple Valley

1. It takes 17,256 lbs of fertilizer to fertilize all of the parks in the Town of Apple Valley one time.
2. There are 18 traffic signals owned or maintained by the Town of Apple Valley.
3. The Town of Apple Valley is 78 square miles.
4. There are 30,000 gallons of water in the Civic Center pool.
5. Roy Rodgers and Dale Evans moved to Apple Valley in 1965 and lived here until their deaths. They are buried in Sunset Hills Memorial Park in Apple Valley.
6. Apple Valley was officially incorporated November 28, 1988.
7. In the 1920s, Yucca Loma Ranch in Apple Valley was a getaway for the rich and famous. Clark Gable and Carole Lombard were frequent guests.
8. There are 9 regular elementary schools in Apple Valley. There are 3 regular middle schools and 2 regular high schools. There are other various magnet schools, continuation schools, and adult schools in the Apple Valley School District.
9. Apple Valley is at an elevation of 3,000 feet above sea level.
10. There are 15 public parks located in the Town of Apple Valley.
11. The series Sky King was filmed here in the 1950's.
12. Part of the new movie, Eagle Eye, with Shia LaBeouf was filmed in Apple Valley.
13. Cuba Gooding Jr. went to Apple Valley High School.