History and Heritage in Orange, 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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Opened on July 12, 1967 and was part of the Pacific Theater Group. The Nations largest Drive-In and it contained the ...

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Through this canyon in Mexican days oxen drawn carretas carried hides to the embarcadero at San Juan Capistrano.

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This windmill is one of 1,200 such water-pumping devices that once served the Irvine Ranch before modern water system...

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Actor. One of the most emblematic horror film stars of the 1940s. Though given the name "Creighton Chaney" by h...

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Under this tree General Andres Pico hung two banditos of the Flores Gang in 1857.

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The atmosphere at Mesa is sultry and chic. We came to have drinks and appetizers, and the classy environment ...

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Juan Pablo Grijalva, a Spanish soldier, came to California with the Anza Expedition in 1776. On this hill he built on...

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In 1858, Don Bernardo Yorba, son of one of the first land grantees in Southern California and major landowner in his ...

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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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In 1944, Frank and Dolores Lucero purchased 40 acres at this intersection. They previously farmed in Seal Beach. Dolo...

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Wardlow Home Bruce and Martha Wardlow came here in 1896. He farmed 300 acres and was very prominent in local affairs....

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Author. Born April 15, 1892 in Haarlem, Holland, Cornelia "Corrie" ten Boom was the child of Casper and Corneli...

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Santa Ana's oldest assembly on its original site was completed on 1888 and dedicated Easter 1889. Consecrated by Bish...

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Some things that visitors while see on a journey through Tustin's history at the museum are Tustin's firs...

Buena Park Historical Society