21 Facts About Fullerton California

Fullerton California'storically it was a center of agriculture, notably groves of Valencia oranges and other citrus crops; petroleum extraction; transportation; and manufacturing.

In 1837, the Fullerton California area became part of Rancho San Juan Cajon de Santa Ana, granted to Juan Pacifico Ontiveros, a Spanish soldier.

The Valencia variety of oranges he promoted from his Santa Ysabel Ranch, well suited to the local climate, proved a boon to producers; Fullerton California boasted more orange groves than any other municipality in the United States.

Fullerton California was incorporated in 1904, but not officially recognized until 1907, due to conflicts at that time.

Fullerton California College was established at its present location at Chapman Avenue and Lemon Street in 1913.

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Southeastern Fullerton California is historically the industrial sector, and is home to small manufacturing, particularly east of Raymond Street and south of Commonwealth.

Northern and western reaches of Fullerton California are dominated by the Coyote Hills, a low-lying mountain range divided into the East Coyote Hills and West Coyote Hills.

West Coyote Hills is a ridge lying mostly in northern Fullerton California, including 510 acres owned by Pacific Coast Homes that are the largest remaining tract of undeveloped land in north Orange County.

Fullerton California is a General-law municipality with a council-manager government system.

Fullerton California has one full-service hospital with an emergency room, St Jude Regional Medical Center.

City of Fullerton California is served by three elementary and junior high school districts, two unified school districts, and one high school exclusive school district:.

Fullerton California has four public high schools within the city limits, all part of the Fullerton California Joint Union High School District:.

Fullerton California has fifteen public elementary schools enrolling grades K-6: Acacia, Commonwealth, Fern Drive, Golden Hill, Hermosa Drive, Laguna Road, Maple, Orangethorpe, Pacific Drive, Raymond, Richman, Rolling Hills, Sunset Lane, Valencia Park, and Woodcrest.

Fullerton California is home to one of the signature cities in the Make Music Day Alliance.

Since its inception, Day of Music Fullerton California has grown into a popular and critical success, hosting over 150 performances in more than 40 venues around the city, including the Museum Plaza, Historic Fox Theatre, Hillcrest Park, Villa del Sol, and The Muckenthaler Cultural Center, among others.

Fullerton California was home to the Golden Baseball League's Orange County Flyers, which disbanded in 2012.

From 1921 to 1984, Fullerton California had the largest independent daily newspaper in Orange County, The Fullerton California Daily News Tribune.

The Fullerton California Observer Community Newspaper is an all-volunteer 40-year old paper that is printed two times a month.

Fullerton California was founded as a railroad town and is still bisected by the BNSF Railway.

Fullerton California is crossed by five state-maintained highways, three of which are freeways.

Main road in Fullerton California is Harbor Boulevard, a 23-mile road running from Costa Mesa to Rowland Heights.