Timeline of Santa Ana, California
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Santa Ana, California, USA.
Prior to 20th century
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- 1877 - Southern Pacific Railroad begins operating.[1]
- 1886 - Santa Ana incorporated.[2]
- 1889
- Santa Ana becomes seat of Orange County.[2]
- Howe-Waffle House (residence) built.
20th century
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- 1901 - County Courthouse built.
- 1905 - Santa Ana Daily Register newspaper begins publication.
- 1912 - Auditorium Theatre built.[3]
- 1919 - Orange County Historical Society founded.[4][5]
- 1923 - Santa Ana Business and Professional Women's Club active (approximate date).[6]
- 1924 - Walker Theatre opens.[3]
- 1933 - Earthquake.
- 1935 - Santa Ana Independent newspaper begins publication.[7]
- 1970 - Population: 156,601.[8]
- 1973 - Orange County Historical Commission established.[4]
- 1974 - Heritage Orange County founded.[4]
- 1983 - Discovery Museum of Orange County founded.[4]
- 1985 - Orange County Register newspaper in publication.[7]
- 1988 - Habitat for Humanity of Orange County[9] and Old Courthouse Museum established.[4]
- 1990
- 1994 - Miguel A. Pulido becomes mayor.
- 1997
- City website online (approximate date).[11][chronology citation needed]
- Loretta Sanchez becomes U.S. representative for California's 46th congressional district.[12][13]
21st century
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See also
- Other cities in California
- Timeline of Anaheim, California
- Timeline of Bakersfield, California
- Timeline of Fresno, California
- Timeline of Long Beach, California
- Timeline of Los Angeles
- Timeline of Mountain View, California
- Timeline of Oakland, California
- Timeline of Riverside, California
- Timeline of Sacramento, California
- Timeline of San Bernardino, California
- Timeline of San Diego
- Timeline of San Francisco
- Timeline of San Jose, California
References
- ^ Nergal 1980.
- ^ a b c Santa Ana Public Library. "Facts and Figures". City of Santa Ana. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
- ^ a b "Movie Theaters in Santa Ana, CA". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e American Association for State and Local History (2002). Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.). ISBN 0759100020.
- ^ "List of Past Meetings and Events from 1919 to 2015". Orange County Historical Society. Archived from the original on April 2015.
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- ^ a b "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
- ^ a b Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, US Census Bureau, 1998
- ^ "Milestones". Habitat for Humanity of Orange County. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
- ^ Pluralism Project. "Santa Ana, California". Directory of Religious Centers. Harvard University. Archived from the original on October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "City of Santa Ana". Archived from the original on May 1998 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archivedate=(help) - ^ Civic Impulse, LLC. "Members of Congress". GovTrack. Washington, D.C. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
- ^ "California". Official Congressional Directory for the 105th Congress (1997-1998). Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. 1997.
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- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1939), "Chronology", California: Guide to the Golden State, American Guide Series, New York: Hastings House – via Open Library
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Bibliography
- Ory Mazar Nergal, ed. (1980), "Santa Ana, CA", Encyclopedia of American Cities, New York: E.P. Dutton, OL 4120668M
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Santa Ana, California.
- "Library Services: Santa Ana History Room". City of Santa Ana.
- Items related to Santa Ana, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America).
