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Garden Grove was founded by Alonzo Cook in 1874. A school district and Methodist church were organized that year. It remained a small rural crossroads until the arrival of the railroad in 1905. The rail connection helped the town prosper with crops of orange, walnuts, chili peppers and later strawberries.
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- Garden Grove was founded by Alonzo Cook in 1874
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#den Grove, a post-village of Orange co., Cal., 10 miles W. of Santa Ana.
Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World Containing Notices of Over One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Places ... Joseph Thomas January 1, 1895 J.B. Lippincott - 1916
Gardengrove, a post-village of Orange co., Cal., 10 miles W. of Santa Ana. Pop. about 100.
Lippincotts New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns, Resorts, Islands, Rivers, Mountains, Seas, Lakes, Etc., in Every Portion of the Globe, Part 1 Angelo Heilprin Louis Heilprin - January 1, 1916 J.B. Lippincott - Publisher 
Tropic Motel
Postcard- 1933 - Garden Grove - In 1933, much of the town's central business district was destroyed by the Long Beach earthquake, and one person was killed at the high school.
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Imperial Restaurant
Postcard- Garden Grove was incorporated as a city in 1956 with about 44,000 residents.
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Looking North on Euclid Ave
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Garden Grove was founded by Alonzo Cook in 1874
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1895 - Garden Grove
#den Grove, a post-village of Orange co., Cal., 10 miles W. of Santa Ana.
Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World Containing Notices of Over One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Places ... Joseph Thomas January 1, 1895 J.B. Lippincott
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1916
Gardengrove, a post-village of Orange co., Cal., 10 miles W. of Santa Ana. Pop. about 100.
Lippincotts New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns, Resorts, Islands, Rivers, Mountains, Seas, Lakes, Etc., in Every Portion of the Globe, Part 1 Angelo Heilprin Louis Heilprin - January 1, 1916 J.B. Lippincott - Publisher
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1933 - Garden Grove - In 1933, much of the town's central business district was destroyed by the Long Beach earthquake, and one person was killed at the high school.
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Garden Grove was incorporated as a city in 1956 with about 44,000 residents.
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