Santa Margarita
Author | : Cheri Roe |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 2016-06-27 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781439653685 |
ISBN-13 | : 1439653682 |
Rating | : 4/5 (682 Downloads) |
Download or read book Santa Margarita written by Cheri Roe and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2016-06-27 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Santa Margarita de Cortona was founded in 1775 as part of the original Spanish mission system. Its asistencia, in fact, has been considered a lost mission. Santa Margarita Ranch was later founded from a Mexican land grant. In 1889, the arrival of the Southern Pacific Railroad, with its terminus in Santa Margarita, created a boomtown with dance halls, blacksmiths, hotels, pool halls, saloons, and a jail. And with the popularity of auto travel half a century later, Santa Margarita was once again revitalized with garages, gas stations, motor inns, restaurants, and bars. It fell into a deep sleep, however, as Highway 101 bypassed the town in the mid-1950s. Landlocked by the 17,000-plus-acre Santa Margarita Ranch, the town has remained frozen in time until recently.