city in SW Calif.: suburb of Los Angeles: pop. 84,000
See Whittier in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(hwĭtˈē-ər, wĭtˈ-)
A city of southern California east-southeast of Los Angeles. Founded by Quakers in 1887, it is chiefly a residential community. Population: 84,000.
, John Greenleaf 1807-1892.
American poet. His early works, such as Voices of Freedom (1846), reflect his opposition to slavery, but he is best known for his nostalgic poems about New England, including Snow-Bound (1866).