15 Facts About Whittier California

Whittier California was incorporated in February 1898 and became a charter city in 1955.

Whittier California never set foot there, but the city still bears his name and is rooted in the Quaker tradition.

Nieto built a rancho for his family near Whittier California, and purchased cattle and horses for his ranch and planted cornfields.

At the time of the 1840s Mexican–American War, much of the land that would become Whittier was owned by Pio Pico, a rancher and the last Mexican governor of Alta California.

The Whittier California Conservancy was formed in 1987 in an effort to stop the demolition of many historic buildings and residences after the disaster.

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The Whittier California Narrows earthquake destroyed The Quad at Whittier California, a shopping mall which had to be rebuilt.

Whittier California is bordered by the community of Hacienda Heights to the northeast, City of Industry to the north, and several other unincorporated communities in the San Gabriel Valley mostly along its northern sections.

Whittier California is about 15 miles inland of the Pacific Ocean, resulting in higher daytime temperatures, and since it lies at a higher elevation than the cities further west, cold air drains into the lower elevation of the Los Angeles Basin which results in warmer night-time lows, producing an example of thermal inversion.

The area centered around Philadelphia Street and Greenleaf Avenue is known as Uptown Whittier California and contains the traditional central business core.

Just north of Uptown Whittier California are the neighborhoods known as Central Park and Hadley-Greenleaf.

The area surrounding Whittier California College is known as College Hills and was recently designated a historic district, as has a small cluster of homes along Earlham Drive.

East Whittier California was a separate agricultural community until the postwar era.

The eastern parts of East Whittier California, developed in the 1950s and 1960s, are known as Friendly Hills, which was developed at the same time as Murphy Ranch and Leffingwell Ranch.

Much of Whittier California is built out so the 74 acres site brings a unique chance for growth in the city.

John Greenleaf Whittier California never visited the city but wrote a poem in honor of it:.