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Placentia is home to one of the 13 special district libraries in California. The Placentia Library District is a single-purpose library district governed by an elected board of trustees. Its principal source of income is property tax proration. The library's early history is much like other communities.
Albert Sumner Bradford (August 18, 1860—March 30, 1933), originally from Shapleigh, Maine, bought 20 acres land in 1890 in what would become his Tesoro Ranch Placentia. He did much to support growth of the citrus industry.
Charles Chapman was born in Macomb, Illinois on July 2, 1853. [1]In 1894, Chapman moved from the Midwest to Los Angeles. There, he bought an orange grove in Placentia as a hobby; this was his first foray into the citrus business.
English: Citrus groves, Golden Avenue, Placentia, California, USA, June 1961. Date: ... File history. Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
Orange County history, Native American, African, Pre-Columbian and Asian art, paintings, South American ethnographic items, decorative arts, natural history Bradford House: Placentia: Historic house: Operated by the Placentia Founders Society, furnished in 1900-1920s style Beall Center for Art + Technology: Irvine: Art
Orange fruit pickers, Santa Ana, Orange County, California, c. 1900 (California Historical Society collection at USC Libraries, CHS-154) The Citrus Strike of 1936 was a strike in southern California among citrus workers for better working conditions that took place within various cities within Orange County, such as Fullerton and Anaheim from June 10 to July 25.
Bishop Moreno was born in Placentia, California, to Antonio and Enedina Moreno.His father was a worker in the citrus and walnut groves that surrounded Placentia and nearby Fullerton, and young Manuel often worked with him in the groves.
The area, originally known as Houston Flat, was developed by and named for its developer, Redlands citrus grower Arthur Gregory, Sr. Gregory bought and developed land in an area known today as Valley of the Moon. He erected a sawmill at Valley of the Moon to cut wood for crating his "Orange Blossom" brand of citrus fruit.