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Fullerton is a city located in northern Orange County that
was founded in 1887 by George and Edward Amerige and named for George H.
Fullerton, who secured the land on behalf of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Railway. Historically it was a center of agriculture, notably groves of
Valencia oranges and other citrus crops; petroleum extraction; transportation;
and manufacturing. It is home to several educational and appraisal
institutions, notably the California State University, Fullerton (CSUF). The
hilly northern and western parts of Fullerton were for most of its history
groves of citrus trees, open scrubland, and oil fields. While equestrian trails
and many old estates endure along Bastanchury Road, the meandering roads
through these areas today mostly connect a succession of housing tract
subdivisions and commercial developments. North-central and northwestern
Fullerton is broadly referred to as Coyote Hills, while the name Sunny Hills
refers to the adjacent lands to the south and west. In recent years, the
Fullerton City Council has tried to develop all the remaining open land
throughout the city. The most notable impending project, in West Coyote Hills,
has been met with high opposition by many of the citizens in the area. West
Coyote Hills is in the far northwest of the city, and borders the cities of La
Mirada and La Habra. |
