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Burbank

Place Type
political
Description
Named after David Burbank, who established sheep ranch here 1867; grew with expansion of Los Angeles area, truck & motion-picture industries after 1940; site of Walt Disney Productions, Warner Brothers, Columbia Pictures & National Broadcasting Company.
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Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN)

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