Orange County Almanac
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Orange County experienced its first major land boom in the late 1880s.
Santa Ana was a hub for much of the activity. The city’s population in 1886 was about 2,000. Four years later, the population had nearly doubled to about 3,600.
Land agents sold much of the Orange County property to residents in the Los Angeles area. On Dec. 7, 1886, an excursion train from Los Angeles brought 275 people to a sale of lots in Santa Ana.
Within two hours, they had bought all 71 lots for a total of $20,000.
Today
Living with someone but not married? You can learn about your rights at a free seminar.
Newport Beach attorney Jay B. Cohen will speak on “Co-Habitor Rights: What Unmarried People Need to Know to Protect Their Assets and Their Partner” at the Newport Beach Central Library.
His talk will cover preserving legal rights and assets with living trusts, powers of attorney and other means.
The talk begins at 7 p.m. in the Friends Meeting Room at the library, 1000 Avocado Ave.
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