Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
El Cajon takes its name from Rancho El Cajón, which was owned by the family of Don Miguel de Pedrorena, a Californio ranchero and signer of the California Constitution.. El Cajón, Spanish for "the box", was first recorded on September 10, 1821, as an alternative name for sitio rancho Santa Mónica to describe the "boxed-in" nature of the valley in which it sat.
Cajon Canyon, originally named El Cajon De San Gabriel De Amuscopiabit, El Cajon in Spanish meaning "the box" in English, is a long valley ending in a box canyon in the northeastern San Gabriel Mountains, within San Bernardino County, California. [1]: 46
Grossmont College, located in El Cajon, and Cuyamaca College, located in Rancho San Diego, are two community colleges in the East County region. San Diego Christian College is located in Santee. Landmarks
El Cajon: 102,991 San Diego County: El Cajon is located east of San Diego. Nestled in a valley surrounded by mountains, the city has acquired the nickname of "The Big Box". [6] The city is home to Grossmont College and Gillespie Field. 69 Inglewood: 102,865 Los Angeles County
Don Miguel de Pedrorena, a noted Californio ranchero and merchant whose family owned Rancho El Cajón. Rancho El Cajón was a 48,800-acre (197 km 2 ) Mexican land grant in present day San Diego County, California given in 1845 by Governor Pio Pico to María Antonia Estudillo de Pedrorena. [ 1 ]
El Cajon Boulevard is a major east–west thoroughfare through San Diego, La Mesa and El Cajon, California.Before the creation of Interstate 8 it was the principal automobile route from San Diego to El Cajon, the Imperial Valley, and points east as U.S. Route 80; it is now signed as a business loop of Interstate 8.
It is located on the Southern California coast, bordered by Oceanside to the south, ... El Cajon: City 106,215 99,478 7 Vista: City 98,381 93,834 8 San Marcos: City
Taylor's 145,000-square-foot manufacturing facility is located in El Cajon, California, about 20 miles east of downtown San Diego. A free guided tour of the Taylor Guitars factory is open to the public at 1:00 p.m., Monday through Friday except some holidays. [17]