This mountain near Los Angeles was named for Gen. George S. Patton's grandfather & is home to a famous observatory
... His one famous descedent was his grandson, Gen. 
George S. Patton, a man who shaped twentieth century events with the same 
gusto... [DOC] [TLE] About Big Bear - The History of Big Bear Valley - Big Bear Lake.Net [PAR] The name Serrano meant people of the mountains or highlanders.