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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZ5J_red-hill_Santa-Ana-CA.html
A promontory which served as a landmark for early travelers. It was called "Katuktu" by the Indians.
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In early descriptions it was known as Cerrito De Las Ranas, meaning the Hill of the Frogs. In the 1890s this hill became the scene of mining excitement. Its soil composition, very red in color, had caused early American settlers to name it Red Hil…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY3Q_orange-county-courthouse_Santa-Ana-CA.html
Built in 1900 of Arizona red sandstone, this is the oldest existing county courthouse in Southern California. Significant and far-reaching court decisions were handed down here, including the "Whipstock" case which dealt with slant oil drilling, i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXR0_santa-anas-birthplace_Santa-Ana-CA.html
Here on October 10, 1869, his 40th birthday, William H. Spurgeon climbed a sycamore tree to inspect this mustard covered valley. Impressed, he bought 74.9 acres of the Santiago de Santa Ana, and laid out a townsite between First and Seventh, Spurg…