July 31, 1897 – Louisiana Planter correspondent tours new Los Alamitos Sugar Factory

Los Alamitos, California. July 31, 1897. Editor Louisiana Planter: A recent visit to the factory disclosed the fact that the beets delivered from this neglected corner of the country are of exceptional sweetness, averaging 18% Per cent, sugar, the highest being 20.0 per cent. This has never been exceeded in any part of the country, … Read more

July 1897 – Anaheim Gazette coverage of the new Los Alamitos Sugar Factory

The Anaheim Gazette was the major newspaper covering Orange County from the county’s formation through the first two decades of the 20th Century.  Copies of it are available on microfilm at the Anaheim Historical Library.  Much of the paper’s coverage of sugar beet news was reprinted in beet industry publications such as the Louisiana Planter. … Read more

An Excursion to the new Los Alamitos Sugar Factory

The article below was first published in the October 1897 issue of the Land of Sunshine, edited by Charles F. Lummis.  Land of Sunshine was one of the most influential publications of boosteristic propaganda on the virtues of Southern Calfiornia life.  It later changed its name to Out West. 16 SEP 1897 — Land of … Read more

1901 – Local Timeline

The following are articles we have found over the years which have some connection to the growth and development of the Los Alamitos-Rossmoor area, and can be verified via a primary source with specific dates (a newspaper or magazine article, dated correspondence, etc.).   If you have items that should be included here, please let … Read more