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Founder of the city of Covina, Joseph Swift Phillips, buys large amount of land from local farmer John Hollenbeck
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Thomas Edison tests the electric light bulb
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The first school was created in Covina making it more desirable for people coming to the San Gabriel Valley.
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President Arthur and NY Governor Grover Cleveland open the Brooklyn Bridge
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The sudden interest in Covina compelled the railroad to stop in Covina. By now oranges have proven to be highly marketable.
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Thomas Edison shows first motion picture to a large audience there was no sound
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A new school to serve the people living farther north in Covina. Charter Oak Schools were founded, creating even more interest in Covina.
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US issues its first patent for gasoline powered automobiles
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Theodore Roosevelt elected to become the 26th president
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With the steady expansion of the small farming town grocery stores and buildings started popping up. Fire station and Jail created
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With transportation easily available, more and more people come to Covina. Land went from $275 an acre in 1912 to $1250 in 1914
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Silent film actor Charlie Chaplin stars in first two motion picture roles
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By 1930 the population was nearly 3,000 people despite dire financial times. Covina was still appealing to many because of its weather and the fact that citrus groves were successful.
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Colonel Sanders opens his first restaurant in Kentucky
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As 1960 approached, the land owners found out it would be beneficial to sell land to meet needs of increasing population. With this the orange groves started to dissipate.
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Johnny Cash starts touring in the US federal prisons
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Many of Covina's oldest buildings got a facelift while staying true to their roots
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Obama versus Putin in standoff about Ukraine invasion
