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Whittier was incorporated in February 1898 and became a charter city in 1955. [6] The city is named for the Quaker poet John Greenleaf Whittier and is home to Whittier College . The city is surrounded by three unincorporated areas sharing the Whittier name, West Whittier-Los Nietos , South Whittier , and East Whittier , which combined are home ...
The City of Whittier has a diverse and colorful history beginning with the Gabrielino Indians who first inhabited the area during the City’s pre-history. Later, Spanish California (1769-1821) would influence the region with the establishment of both missions and large ranchos.
Whittier, city, Los Angeles county, southern California, U.S. It lies at the foot of the Puente Hills, about 12 miles (19 km) southeast of the city centre of Los Angeles. Part of the Rancho Paso de Bartolo Viejo land grant, the site was chosen in 1887 by Aquila H. Pickering for a Quaker community.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
After World War II Whittier grew rapidly and the sub-dividing of orange groves began, driven by housing shortages in southern California. In 1955 the new Civic Center complex was completed and the City Council met in new chambers for the first time on March 8, 1955.
In the early 1900s, Whittier was mostly orange groves, but became a suburb of Los Angeles after World War II. In 1987, a large earthquake hit the city, destroying many buildings and leading to a wave of civic activism.
Whittier was incorporated in February 1898 and became a charter city in 1955. The city is named for the Quaker poet John Greenleaf Whittier and is home to Whittier College.
May 5, 2012 · The group initially was going to call the area Quaker Town, but apparently that name had been taken, and instead they decided to name community after the Quaker poet John Greenleaf Whittier. They even saved a plot for Whittier, but although he wrote a poem about the city, he never came.
