Littlerock is a census-designated place in California United States. The population was 1,377 at the 2010 census, down from 1,402 at the 2000 census. The Littlerock, and Sun Village community, which is typically referred to as Littlerock, has a population around 15,000. According to the Greater Antelope Valley Economic Alliance report of 2009, the Palmdale / Lancaster urban area has a population of 483,998, which Littlerock is a part of.
Workers sorting pears, Bones & Son packinghouse, Littlerock 1946. Packers were promised an extra 25 cents for each "wormy" pear, but found only two in 27 tons of fruit.
The Antelope Valley is located in northern Los Angeles County, California, United States, and the southeast portion of California's Kern County, and constitutes the western tip of the Mojave Desert. It is situated between the Tehachapi, Sierra Pelona, and the San Gabriel Mountains. The valley was named for the pronghorns that roamed there until they were all eliminated in the 1880s, mostly by hunting, or resettled in other areas. The principal cities in the Antelope Valley are Palmdale and Lancaster.
A truck passes eastbound along Highway 58 through the Antelope Valley
Joshua trees in snow, near Lancaster, California
A Kawaiisu family
Discovery (STS-128) touches down at Edwards Air Force Base, 2009
