SQUEEZED OUT: Children born here after the...
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SQUEEZED OUT: Children born here after the 1970s are sure to wonder why they call this Orange County. . . . In 1943 the region had a peak 65,000 acres of producing orange groves but now has a mere 3,435, most in the Irvine area. . . . The city of Orange, fearing extinction of its namesake orchards, planted an orange grove in W.O. Hart Park as a living museum.
Oranges in Orange County Acres of producing groves 1940: 63,752 ‘60: 28,715 ‘80: 5,575 ‘89: 3,435 Source: Orange County Agricultural Commission
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