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William R. Rowland Adobe Redwood Ranch House
Before it took on its current Asian persuasion, it was mostly Caucasian. Before that, of course, it was inhabited by the Tongva people. After the Spaniards arrived it was mostly used as a ranch which grew walnuts, wheat, grapes, fruit trees and as pasture for cattle. By the 1840s, the Spaniards called the area Rancho de Nogales, which means Walnut Ranch. The titular walnuts were sometimes pickled. In 1868, John Rowland and William Workman divided the land into La Puente to the west and Walnut to the east. The city was incorporated in 1959. In 1975, the William R. Rowland Adobe Redwood Ranch House was designated an Historical Landmark.
William R. Rowland Adobe Redwood Ranch House








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