Cows dot the landscape behind the photo of the La Palma sign. Initially the city was known as Dairyland, and apparently it took a while for the cows to be moved out as development moved in on the farmers. (Handout / Daily Pilot)
The first Dairyland City Council, from left: Paul Furman, William De Jager, Peter G. Bouma, Pete De Groot and Jack De Vries. (Handout / Daily Pilot)
La Palma city fathers file incorporation papers with County Clerk B.J. Smith, 1955. It was incorporated as Dairyland. The name was changed to La Palma in 1965. (Courtesy Orange County Archives / Daily Pilot)
Miller Street at La Palma Avenue in 1960. (Courtesy Orange County Archives / Daily Pilot)
La Palma dairy, circa 1968. (Courtesy Orange County Archives / Daily Pilot)
