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A Brief History of Eastvale, Brief History

The vibrant and beloved community of Eastvale was once an agrarian paradise. Developed initially as ranchlands, this area tucked along the Santa Ana River was transformed by industrious farmers who produced alfalfa and other crops, raised poultry and eventually thrived as dairymen. Eastvale's latest agents of change, however, weren't cattlemen or farmers but real estate agents. Indeed, land developers saw the same potential in Eastvale as the initial ranchers did. Beginning in the 1990s, developers created charming homes and planned neighborhoods for former city dwellers eager to live in Riverside County. Despite the changes, the bucolic ambiance of the bygone era remains. Authors Loren P. Meissner and Kim Jarrell Johnson recount the dynamic changes, important people and exciting events that created Eastvale.

Loren P. Meissner, Kim Jarrell Johnson

Kim Jarrell Johnson is the author of several local history books including Wicked Jurupa Valley (2012). She is a board member of the Riverside Historical Society and history columnist for the Riverside Press-Enterprise and Riverside County Record. Loren P. Meissner is the author of several computer science books based on research at the former "Rad Lab, "? which became the Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory operated by the University of California for the U.S. Department of Energy. He taught computer science at San Francisco State University from 1981 to 1995.

The History Press