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9780738556161
Chula Vista, California (Images of America Series)
by Roseman, Frank M., Watry, Peter J., Watry, Peter J., Jr.
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Product details
- ISBN-13: 9780738556161
- ISBN: 0738556165
- Publication Date: 2008
- Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
AUTHOR
SUMMARY
In 1868, Frank Kimball and his brothers purchased a 26,000-acre Mexican land grant rancho in the San Diego area. The area comprised the present-day communities of National City, Bonita, and the western half of Chula Vista. Kimball developed National City first and secured a branch of the Santa Fe Railway. The railroad company financed the building of nearby Sweetwater Dam, thus allowing the development of Chula Vista in 1888 as a planned agricultural community. Chula Vista remained as planned until World War II when the arrival of Rohr Aircraft Corporation caused a population boom that would continue even after the war, creating the desirable "bedroom community" that Chula Vista is today.Roseman, Frank M. is the author of 'Chula Vista, California (Images of America Series)', published 2008 under ISBN 9780738556161 and ISBN 0738556165.
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