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National City is the second oldest city in San Diego County. It was
incorporated in 1887 and is located just south of the city limits of
San
Diego and just 10 miles north of the Mexican border. National City
thrives
on its proximity to the Port of San Diego, as a gateway to Mexico and
its
pleasant year-round climate.
California Indians were the first inhabitants of the area that is now
National City. After the Indians, the land was acquired by Mission San
Diego de Alcala and was taken over by soldiers of the Presidio to use
as a
grazing area for their horses. The area was referred to as The Ranch
of the
King - or Rancho Del Rey in Spanish. The California Governor, Pio
Pico,
eventually gave over the land to his brother-in-law, Don Juan Forester
who
dubbed the area El Rancho de la Nacion.
Modern-day National City was started by brothers Warren, Levi, Frank
and
George Kimball, who as a group purchased the land in the year 1868.
The
house that was built by Frank Kimball was billed as the first modern
house
in San Diego. The home featured a bath tub and running water. The new
town
he was building was named National City.
The Kimball brothers tried for a number of years to get National City
linked
to the east by railroad, to no avail, even though some track was laid.
1871
saw the completion of the first wharf that reached into the deep
channel.
One of the worst ventures in the area was silk worm farms. The farms
failed
but the worms lived on for several years, feeding off of native area
brush.
The newspaper, the National City Record, was first published in 1882 and
is
one of the antecedents of the San Diego Daily Transcript. The National
City
News is its successor.
The city was touted on the East Coast as having the best climate on
Earth.
New residents flocked in from all over the country to avoid cold winter
weather.
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