Folk History: The Citrus Years in San Dimas, California, 1879-1953

by Paul McClure

This Citrus Era in San Dimas began in 1879 when Crawford Teague reportedly planted the first citrus tree in Mud Springs and ended when the local orange and lemon packing plants ceased operation in 1953. San Dimas had ideal topography for citrus: gently sloping land facing south and west and adequate access to water that flowed from the San Gabriel Mountains through San Dimas Canyon into Walnut Creek, then into the San Gabriel River, finally emptying...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 154516651X
• ISBN13: 9781545166512
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 452 Pages
• Weight: 2.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.5" x 11.0"