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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SEG_irvine-park_Orange-CA.html
Indians gathered acorns here long before Columbus' time. In 1897, James Irvine, Jr. gave the people their long-time favorite "picnic grounds." The original 160-acre grove was known as Orange County Park until 1928.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXS6_grijalva-adobe-site_Orange-CA.html
Juan Pablo Grijalva, a Spanish soldier, came to California with the Anza Expedition in 1776. On this hill he built one of the first adobes in what is now Orange County. In 1801 he petitioned for use of the land that became the Rancho Santiago de S…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXRY_submerged-dam_Orange-CA.html
This pioneering water project, a model of efficiency and economy, was first built of clay in 1879. After flood damage, it was rebuilt with rock and concrete in 1892. Each dam reached down to bedrock, forcing ground water to the surface where it wa…