History and Heritage in Brea, CA

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Buena Park Historical Society in Buena Park, CA is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory....

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The Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace opened its doors on July 19, 1990 with celebration, fanfare and more tha...

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According to legend, Lester Pelton got his idea for a more powerful waterwheel from seeing a cow stick its nose into ...

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Presidential First Lady. The wife of US President Richard Milhouse Nixon, after her birth in Nevada and the fam...

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Established in 1923 with six streets on lots sized 50 by 300. A complete community with stores, recreation facilities...

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If you're looking for unsuspecting starts for today's major theme parks, you would have to travel to Buena Par...

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Robert and Anna Gisler came here in 1903. On 220 acres, he started a dairy herd, cleared the land, and then farmed it...

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Anaheim Founded 1857 Location of North Gate (Marker Number 112.)

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This structure symbolizes the beginning of a new era of development in the rich La Habra Valley. The La Habra Line wa...

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Home of pioneer William Workman. Workman and co-owner John Rowland developed the 48,790-acre La Puenta Rancho. Workma...

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This is the home of Albert Sumner Bradford, built in 1902 on his Tesoro Rancho. Bradford founded the town of Placenti...

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This site is on the northern edge of the West Coyote oil field, one of the largest fields in the Los Angeles Basin. T...

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"The Anaheim Muzeo shows what can be done to restore an abused old building to its former glory. Built and dedi...

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This pioneering water project, a model of efficiency and economy, was first built of clay in 1879. After flood damage...

Buena Park Historical Society