
Claremont History in Claremont, CA
How the railroad, citrus, and the Colleges built Claremont — and why the town's tree-lined streets and housing character still show that history today.
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A History of Claremont: Citrus, Colleges, and Character
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- 01Before the town
- 02The railroad and the founding decade
- 03The Colleges take root
- 04The citrus decades
- 05A planted town
- 06Postwar growth and the preservation ethos
- 07Why the history prices in
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