A Brief History of Moreno Valley CA

In many ways, the history of Moreno Valley in California is a reflection of the history of the state itself. The city is a fairly young one as United States urban centers go, and yet it has grown quite rapidly over the last two decades to become one of the most populous cities in the area. Let's take a quick look at the history of the city and how it has become the mini metropolis it is today.

The early part of the Moreno Valley's history is an important reminder of just how big a role the California climate plays in the state and its cities in general. The entire state is known as a fertile region, although this has only been made possible through modern irrigating techniques (the use of Allis Chalmers pump parts and other technology allowing water to be easily moved from reserves to populated areas).

The long days of warmth and sunshine are the other two ingredients in agricultural success, which settlers sought to take advantage of when California became a state in the 1850s. Instead of moving through, many settlers began to stay in the region and set up farms of their own. They came from all over the United States and Canada, from New York immigrants looking for a fresh start to young couples straight from wedding halls, Mississauga to Chicago.

These early settlers had water provided to them by the Bear Valley Land and Water Company, located in the San Bernardino Mountains. However, this water supply would become unavailable in the last year of the century, as the city of Redlands won a lawsuit that gave them rights to that water supply. The loss of water resulted in a mass exit from the area by many of its residents.

The entry of the airplane onto the global consciousness would provide the backdrop for the next phase of Moreno Valley development. The United States Air Force opened March Field in the area during World War I, and the field was used to train new pilots. The Field became a full fledged Air Force base in 1927 and continues to operate today. The presences of the base means an economic foundation on which the nearby communities have been able to build, or make home renovations (bathrooms and kitchens and so on) to the older homes in Moreno Valley.

The boom of the state and of the population of the city led to Moreno Valley's incorporation in the 1980s. During this time, the city's population quadrupled as people began to flock to California from places as diverse as Beijing and Edmonton. Botox clinics, specialty stores, and computer based businesses began to open up and the economy became even more diversified.

The crash of the dot com era in the late 90s affected Moreno Valley in a negative way, but the lessons learned from the crash served to help the area out as well. Still known as a high technology hot spot, California is home to businesses using the latest in efficient computer services, such as Netmotion and other packaged services. Moreno Valley has benefited from the diversification of the state as it provides a less costly alternative to living in locations such as Los Angeles and Orange Valley.