1902 Map of Corona

About this map

The Santa Ana River carves a critical path through this landscape, fueling the early agricultural development of Orange and Riverside Counties. At the turn of the century, complex water systems like the Orange and Santa Ana Canal and Yorba Canal illustrate the engineering required to transform these dry valleys into the budding citrus empire. Settlement patterns are defined by the Southern California R.R. and Southern Pacific R.R., which connected young towns like Fullerton, Anaheim, and Orange to wider markets.