California Citrus State Historic Park (Riverside, California)

 park, place with historical importance, citrus plantation

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9400 Dufferin Avenue
Riverside, CA 92503
(951) 780-6222
www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=649

California State Citrus Park was put on the chopping block to be closed indefinitely to save the state money during it's current financial crisis. However, it's slated to remain open due to it's prominence of (the citrus industry)shaping the inland empire.

The following narrative is from: www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=649
The park recaptures the time when "Citrus was King" in California, recognizing the importance of the citrus industry in southern California.
In the early 1900s, an effort to promote citrus ranching in the state brought hundreds of would-be citrus barons to California for the "second Gold Rush." The lush groves of oranges, lemons and grapefruit gave California another legacy - its lingering image as the Golden State - the land of sunshine and opportunity.

The design of the park is reminiscent of a 1900s city park, complete with an activity center, interpretive structure, amphitheater, picnic area, and demonstration groves. The land contained within the park still continues to produce high-quality fruits.




More about the park
In 1873, the U.S. Department of Agriculture forever changed the history of Southern California when it sent two small navel orange trees to Riverside resident Eliza Tibbets. Those trees, growing in near perfect soil and weather conditions, produced an especially sweet and flavorful fruit. Word of this far superior orange quickly spread, and a great agricultural industry was born. An effort to promote citrus ranching in the state brought would-be citrus ranch barons flocking to California. The second "gold rush" was on.
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California Citrus State Historic Park
Non-Profit Management Corporation
P.O. Box 21292
Riverside, CA 92516
TEL: 951-784-0456