Anaheim California

Anaheim, now the tenth largest city in California, began in 1857 as a colony of German farmers and vintners. Founding member George Hansen surveyed the original 200 acres which now comprises the city’s downtown area, bounded by North, South, East and West streets. The city’s name is a composition of “Ana” from the nearby Santa Ana river and “heim,” German for home. Those early pioneers considered this location their “home by the river.”

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