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was established within this valley. this santa ana valley comtrised most of what is now called Orange Country.
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in 1810 year of the commencement of the war of Mexican Indepence (1810, 1821) Jose Antonio Yorba
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Alta California became part of the U.S.A and American settler arrived in this area
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spurgeon on land obtain from the descendents of Jose Antonio Yorba
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Santa Ana was incorporate as a city in 1886 with a population of 2000 and 1889 beome the seat of the newly formed Orange Country
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from Los Angeles was extended to Santa Ana running around four street downtown
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Santa ana was the home of the original Glenn L. Martin aviation conpany founded in 1912before merging with the wright company in 1916
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increasing the ease of travel by autobile
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Santa Ana has been characterized by an effort to revitalize the downtown area which had declined in influence
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was apened north of downtown and became major retail center of the area
