| Author: | Frank M. Roseman, Peter J. Watry Jr. | ISBN: | 9781439620113 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. | Publication: | April 21, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Frank M. Roseman, Peter J. Watry Jr. |
| ISBN: | 9781439620113 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. |
| Publication: | April 21, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Publishing |
| Language: | English |
In 1868, Frank Kimball and his brothers purchased a 26,000-acre Mexican land grant rancho in the San Diego area. The area comprised the present-day communities of National City, Bonita, and the western half of Chula Vista. Kimball developed National City first and secured a branch of the Santa Fe Railway. The railroad company financed the building of nearby Sweetwater Dam, thus allowing the development of Chula Vista in 1888 as a planned agricultural community. Chula Vista remained as planned until World War II when the arrival of Rohr Aircraft Corporation caused a population boom that would continue even after the war, creating the desirable �bedroom community� that Chula Vista is today.
In 1868, Frank Kimball and his brothers purchased a 26,000-acre Mexican land grant rancho in the San Diego area. The area comprised the present-day communities of National City, Bonita, and the western half of Chula Vista. Kimball developed National City first and secured a branch of the Santa Fe Railway. The railroad company financed the building of nearby Sweetwater Dam, thus allowing the development of Chula Vista in 1888 as a planned agricultural community. Chula Vista remained as planned until World War II when the arrival of Rohr Aircraft Corporation caused a population boom that would continue even after the war, creating the desirable �bedroom community� that Chula Vista is today.
