| Arroyo Grande: 15 Historic Postcards Contributor(s): Hubbard, Jean (Author), Hoving, Gary (Author), South County Historical Society (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738569453 ISBN-13: 9780738569451 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Loose Leaf - Other Formats Published: August 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) |
| Dewey: 979.4 |
| Series: Postcards of America (Looseleaf) |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 5.9" W x 6" (1.00 lbs) 15 pages |
| Themes: - Locality - San Luis Obispo-Atascadero, CA - Geographic Orientation - California - Cultural Region - Southern California |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Located midway between San Francisco and Los Angeles, the Arroyo Grande Valley was founded during the period of the Mexican land grants. In 1837, the San Manuela Rancho was granted to Francis and Manuela Branch. The rich soils and mild coastal climate created a wonderful location to build a home, grow crops, and raise livestock. While livestock production has diminished, it has been replaced by a growing wine industry and field crops continue to flourish. Arroyo Grande remains one of the most pleasant and safest environments to live and work and maintains much of its historic village commercial area with little change over the past 100 years. |