What is the history of Monrovia, California?
Monrovia is the fourth oldest general law city in Los Angeles County and the Los Angeles BasinL.A. Basin. Established in 1887 as an incorporated city, Monrovia has grown from a sparse community of orange ranches to a residential community of 37,000 residents. People traveling between Los Angeles and San Bernardino, CaliforniaSan Bernardino traveled “via Monroe’s Ranch,” hence the name. Around 500 BC, a band of Shoshonean-speaking Indians established settlements in what is now the San Gabriel Valley. These native Americans came to be called the Gabrieliño Indians by early Spanish explorers, and are now referred to as the Tongva. The Tongva did not practice agriculture, but instead relied upon the wild seeds, berries, and plants that grew near the rivers and marshlands. Since the San Gabriel Valley area was home to large numbers of oak trees, such as Coast live oakCoast Live Oak, and Interior live oakInterior Live Oak, a staple of the Tongva diet was an acorn mush made by boiling acorn f
