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The history of Santa Maria, California, starts with the native Chumash people, who lived there for several thousand years before the Spanish Empire colonized the region in the 18th century. Later, it was a part of the Mexican Empire, California Republic, and finally, the United States.
History. Santa Maria was named by noted Californio ranchero Juan Pacífico Ontiveros. Ethel Pope Auditorium. City Hall, 1934. The Santa Maria Valley, stretching from the Santa Lucia Mountains toward the Pacific Ocean, was the homeland of the Chumash people for several thousand years.
Dec 30, 2019 · The city of Santa Maria was officially incorporated on Sept. 12, 1905, although it was founded in the 1870's. In celebration of Santa Maria's "birthday" we take a look back at the history...
Aug 25, 2002 · The boulevards were laid out by city founders to be wide enough for sugar beet wagons pulled by as many as 12 horses to turn around. From the early 1900s to the mid-1970s, the area was the...
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The Museum abounds with artifacts from all eras of Santa Maria’s history. Pictured above is a telephone switchboard from the mid-1900s. Other artifacts depict the history of fire fighting in the town, of film production adventures in and…
It’s fun to tell the stories of Santa Maria and it’s part in California history, especially during the Civil War era. What are some of your goals for the future with the Historical Society? We’re gearing up for offering historical walks to our visitors.
Nov 13, 2023 · November 1868 John Prell built the first house in what was to become Central City. November 1868 The Battles family arrived at Suey Canyon. May 17, 1869 Tom Miller, son of the town’s first school teacher, was the first child born in the town now known as Santa Maria.
