Thurston Homestead Ranch (Laguna Beach, California)

USA / California / Laguna Beach / Laguna Beach, California / Coast Highway (SR-1), 31106
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In 1871, George and Sarah Thurston laid claim to first permanent homestead in the area, a 152-acre homestead and a one-room wood shack at the south end of the Aliso Canyon. The Thurston's were one of five families who originally settled the coastal area later to be called Laguna Beach. Historians note at that time, the canyon was barren and the countryside wild and desolate. The Thurston's planted fruit trees and vegetables to sell to local marketplaces and lived on the site for the next 50 years.
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Coordinates:   33°30'48"N   117°44'37"W
This article was last modified 12 years ago