Ramona & Round About: A History of San Diego County's Little Known Back Country - Softcover

LeMenager, Charles R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0961110228 ISBN 13: 9780961110222

Publisher: Eagle Peak Pub Co, 1989

Synopsis

Ramona and Round About is a history of those who have occupied the land, and those who helped build the Ramona community to what it is today. It tells of the people of Santa Maria and neighboring valleys, starting with the earliest Indians, tracing the white occupants from the Mexican rancho grantees, through the first area settlers in Ballena, the start of the new town of Nuevo (later renamed Ramona), into the twentieth century and contemporary times. Several chapters examine specific aspects of Ramona's heritage such as the one room schoolhouse, early routes and transportation, water development, law and order, public services, gemstone and gold mining and the small town newspaper. This is the author's second history of the area. His first, Off The Main Road, a history of the San Vicente and Barona Rancho, was a San Diego Historical Society, Institute of History award winner in 1984. Eagle Peak Publishing Company is pleased to bring to the public another book about local history by Charles R. LeMenager.

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From the Author

It tells of the people of Santa Maria  and neighboring valleys, starting with early Indians, tracing the white occupants, from Mexican rancho grantees, through the first American settlers in Ballena settlers in Ballena. How promoters of the Santa Maria Land and Water Company bought up most of the land of that valley to develop lots and small farm sites and changed the towns name of Nuevo to Ramona in 1888. The start of a new town of Nuevo, later named Ramona. Same book that won the San Diego Historical Society Institute Award in 1990, but up-dated to include important new developments. Includes establishment of booming wine and viticulture industry - and diminishing avocado groves. Ramona's recent cultural renaissance - $11 million award-winning library made possiblewith $1 million raised by Ramona citizens.

About the Author

Charles LeMenager was, by profession, a land-use and planning consultant. Now, in semi-retirement, he spends more time with his avocations of researching and writing and community service. He is a former executive with Fluor Corporation. Local and state government has also occupied much of his time, though mainly as a volunteer. He is a former mayor and councilman in the city of Santa Rosa, California, and was state director of housing and community development under Governor Ronald Reagan. Locally, he has served on the Ramona Municipal Water District board and the San Diego Country Estates (SDCE) Association board. He came to Ramona in 1970 to help master plan and develop the new community of SDCE. He liked it so well, it’s been his home ever since. Other books by Mr. LeMenager include: OFF THE MAIN ROAD – Revisited A History of the Rancho Cañada de San Vicente y Mesa del Padre Baron ISBN 0-9611102-3-6, ISBN-13: 978-1502739261 Revisited Edition, Copyright May 2013 Eagle Peak Publishing Company Also available on Amazon.com JULIAN CITY AND CUYAMACA COUNTRY A History and Guide to the Past and Present Copyright 1992, ISBN 0-911102-4-4 Seventh Printing 2014 Eagle Peak Publishing Company Also available on Amazon.com FLYING AFTER 50 You’re Not Too Old to Start Copyright 1995, ISBN 0-8138-2881-3 Iowa State University Press, Ames, Iowa 50014

Edition details

• Publisher: Eagle Peak Pub Co
• Publication date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0961110228
• ISBN 13: 9780961110222
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 252