Newhall is the oldest and most historic district of Santa Clarita, a city in northwestern Los Angeles County, California, within the Santa Clarita Valley. It was among the four communities — Newhall, Valencia, Saugus, and Canyon Country — that incorporated together in 1987 to form the city of Santa Clarita, and it remains the area's historic center. As a neighborhood rather than an independent municipality, Newhall's services and governance come through Santa Clarita, but its identity is distinct, rooted in more than a century of western film, oil, and railroad history. Newhall's story runs deep in Southern California lore. The area was the site of California's first commercially successful oil well in the late nineteenth century, and its open landscape and ranches made it a favored backdrop for early Western films. The most enduring symbol of that legacy is William S. Hart, the silent-film cowboy star whose hilltop home, Horseshoe Ranch, is now the 265-acre William S. Hart County Park and Museum. Hart's name is woven throughout the community, from William S. Hart High School, founded in 1945 as the Santa Clarita Valley's oldest high school, to the William S. Hart Union High School District. Today, Newhall is best known for Old Town Newhall, a compact, walkable Main Street district that Santa Clarita has designated as its premier arts and entertainment district. The Canyon Theatre Guild, the Santa Clarita History Center at Heritage Junction, the restored Saugus Train Station, and the Walk of Western Stars anchor a district that hosts a farmers market, the annual Cowboy Festival, and the SENSES block party series. For residents, Newhall pairs historic character with modern convenience. Metrolink's Antelope Valley Line stops in the neighborhood on its route between Los Angeles Union Station and Lancaster, and Interstate 5 and State Route 14 put the San Fernando Valley, downtown Los Angeles, and the rest of the Santa Clarita Valley within reach. The result is a neighborhood that feels like a small, story-rich downtown while sitting within one of Los Angeles County's largest suburban cities.