Timeline of Santa Ana, California explained

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Santa Ana, California, USA.

Prior to 20th century

• 1877 – Southern Pacific Railroad begins operating.
• 1886 – Santa Ana incorporated.^[1]
• 1889
  • Santa Ana becomes seat of Orange County.
  • Howe-Waffle House (residence) built.

20th century

• 1901 – County Courthouse built.
• 1905 – Santa Ana Daily Register newspaper begins publication.
• 1912 – Auditorium Theatre built.
• 1919 – Orange County Historical Society founded.^[2]
• 1923 – Santa Ana Business and Professional Women's Club active (approximate date).
• 1924 – Walker Theatre opens.^[3]
• 1933 – The 6.4 Long Beach earthquake shakes the Greater Los Angeles Area and the South Coast of California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing 115–120 people.
• 1935 – Santa Ana Independent newspaper begins publication.
• 1970 – Population: 156,601.
• 1973 – Orange County Historical Commission established.
• 1974 – Heritage Orange County founded.
• 1983 – Discovery Museum of Orange County founded.^[4]
• 1985 – Orange County Register newspaper in publication.^[5]
• 1988 – Habitat for Humanity of Orange County^[6] and Old Courthouse Museum established.
• 1990
  • Sikh Center of Orange County established.^[7] https://web.archive.org/web/20071025003716/http://www.sikhcenter.org/cen_about_the_center.asp
  • Population: 293,742.
• 1994 – Miguel A. Pulido becomes mayor.
• 1997
  • City website online (approximate date).^[8]
  • Loretta Sanchez becomes U.S. representative for California's 46th congressional district.^{[9] [10]}
• 2000 – Population: 337,977.^[11]

21st century

• 2015 – Population: 335,264.
• 2017 – Santa Ana becomes an immigrant sanctuary city.

See also

• Santa Ana, California history
• Timelines of other cities in the Southern California area of California: Anaheim, Bakersfield, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego

External links

• Web site: Library Services: Santa Ana History Room . City of Santa Ana .
• Items related to Santa Ana, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America).

Notes and References

1. Web site: Facts and Figures . February 28, 2016 . Santa Ana Public Library . City of Santa Ana .
2. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20150223231414/http://orangecountyhistory.org/events-past.html . 2015-02-23 . List of Past Meetings and Events from 1919 to 2015 . dead . Orange County Historical Society .
3. Web site: Movie Theaters in Santa Ana, CA . CinemaTreasures.org . Cinema Treasures LLC . Los Angeles . May 30, 2015 .
4. Book: Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada . 2002 . 15th . 0759100020 . American Association for State and Local History . Rowman Altamira .
5. Web site: US Newspaper Directory . Washington DC . Chronicling America . Library of Congress . May 30, 2015 .
6. Web site: Milestones . Habitat for Humanity of Orange County . May 30, 2015 .
7. Web site: Santa Ana, California . Directory of Religious Centers . Pluralism Project . Harvard University . May 30, 2015 . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20071025003716/http://www.sikhcenter.org/cen_about_the_center.asp . October 25, 2007 .
8. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/19980512063554/http://www.ci.santa-ana.ca.us/menu.html . City of Santa Ana . 1998-05-12. .
9. Web site: Members of Congress . . Civic Impulse, LLC . Washington, D.C. . May 30, 2015 .
10. Book: Official Congressional Directory for the 105th Congress (1997–1998) . 1997 . Washington, D.C. . Government Printing Office . California . http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CDIR-1997-06-04/html/CDIR-1997-06-04-CA.htm .
11. Web site: US Census Bureau . State & County QuickFacts . Santa Ana city, California QuickLinks . Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 .