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May 1, 2011 Larry Strawther

Los Alamitos, California. July 31, 1897. Editor Louisiana Planter: A recent visit to the factory disclosed the fact that the beets delivered from this neglected corner of the country are…

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July 1897 – Anaheim Gazette coverage of the new Los Alamitos Sugar Factory

May 1, 2011 Larry Strawther

The Anaheim Gazette was the major newspaper covering Orange County from the county’s formation through the first two decades of the 20th Century. Copies of it are available on microfilm…

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August 1897 – A German Immigrant farmer writes to Chicago of Los Alamitos

May 1, 2011 Larry Strawther

The Louisiana planter and sugar manufacturer was one of three major publications which regularly covered the sugar industry in America. Much of their writings were reprints of articles and letters…

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An Excursion to the new Los Alamitos Sugar Factory

May 1, 2011 Larry Strawther

The article below was first published in the October 1897 issue of the Land of Sunshine, edited by Charles F. Lummis. Land of Sunshine was one of the most influential…

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Shark fishing in Alamitos Bay – 1913

October 1, 2010 Larry Strawther

Here is an early description of Alamitos Bay from Out West magazine, Charles Lummis booster-istic magazine which played a significant role in publicizing Southern California’s virtues, real and non-existent from…

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Shark fishing in Alamitos Bay – 1913

October 1, 2010 Larry Strawther

Here is an early description of Alamitos Bay from Out West magazine, Charles Lummis booster-istic magazine which played a significant role in publicizing Southern California’s virtues, real and non-existent from…

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Sweet Old Days in Los Alamitos

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The following article was originally published in the June 1956 issue of Westways Magazine. At the time Los Alamitos was still an unincorporated area of 600 residents, mainly residing in…

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The following article was originally published in the June 1956 issue of Westways Magazine. At the time Los Alamitos was still an unincorporated area of 600 residents, mainly residing in…

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