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It took nearly 20 years of struggle before Orange County was born in 1889. The story begins in 1869, in Anaheim. The 12-year-old community began a dual drive to incorporate as a city, and to form its own county—Anaheim County. Both measures required the approval of the State Legislature. Incorporation came easy.
The first people to live in Orange County came here thousands of years ago. They lived by hunting and fishing, and gathering plants and seeds. Later, Shoshonean-speaking people arrived, the ancestors of the tribes we know today as the Juaneño and the Gabrielino. Though Spain had claimed California for more than 200 years, it was not until 1769 ...
An upswing followed the New Millennium in Orange County in California real estate and government budget cuts mandated by the State. In 2000, according to the U.S. Census, Orange County’s population rose to 2,846,289. In 2000, the Orange County High School of the Arts was founded in Santa Ana.
A (Very) Brief History of Orange County. Indians lived here for centuries before the first Spanish explorers entered what is now Orange County in 1769. Within a few years, the missions San Gabriel (1771) and San Juan Capistrano (1776) laid claim to much of the area. A few grazing concessions were given to retired soldiers before the end of ...
Phil Brigandi (2011) The City of Orange was founded in 1871 on part of the old Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana. For generations, the land had been a cattle ranch, owned by the Yorba and Peralta families. In 1868, the rancho was divided among the many heirs and claimants, and towns and farms began to appear.
1889 to 1909. 1889. County of Orange is Formed! Attorney Eugene Edwards of Santa Ana is re-elected to the State Assembly on a separation platform. He introduces a bill to create a new county south of Coyote Creek and allow voters to decide between Santa Ana and Orange as county seat. The name "Orange" is adopted for the proposed new county.
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Aug 16, 2013 · On Aug. 5, 1889, the newly elected board of supervisors met for the first time, and Orange County was born. Orange County's secession inspired further attempts to draw new county lines on the map of Southern California. Within two years, proposals for three new counties – Pomona, San Jacinto, and Riverside – came before the state legislature.
