ORANGE COUNTY ALMANAC : Tustin Founder’s Plan Derailed
Tustin was named for Columbus Tustin, a successful gold miner who bought 1,300 acres near the city’s center. Hoping that the area would be a major rail stop between Los Angeles and San Juan Capistrano, Tustin offered free land to anyone who would build a home on it. But Southern Pacific Railroad Co. chose Santa Ana instead.
Source: “The Orange County Experience” by Louis Reichman and Gary Cardinale
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