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Published: Feb. 3, 2021, 10:16 p.m.

Jacqui Cooper (@JCooperTravels) speaks with Mayor Vasquez about her story of becoming a Mayor.

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Phone: (619) 825-3800

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E-mail: execassistant@lemongrove.ca.gov

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https://www.lemongrove.ca.gov/

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History of Lemon Grove -

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The area that eventually became Lemon Grove was part of Mission San Diego de Alcal\xe1, one of the Spanish missions in California. After Mexico became independent from Spain, the Californios (residents of Alta California) ranched on various land grants. The area that now includes Lemon Grove was granted to Santiago Arg\xfcello, who received more than 59,000 acres.

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The first proprietor of Lemon Grove, Robert Allison, arrived in 1850, coming from Sacramento. He purchased thousands of acres from Santiago Arg\xfcello's heirs; this land eventually became Lemon Grove, La Mesa, Encanto, and part of Spring Valley. Allison became a director and stockholder of the San Diego and Cuyamaca Railroad in 1886 and built the Allison Flume.[7] Allison's son Joseph filed subdivision maps for "Lemon Grove" in 1892. The name is attributed to Joseph's mother, Tempa Waterman Allison. The climate was suitable for the cultivation of subtropical fruits and vegetables, and farmers from the East and Midwest flocked to the region.[7] The Lemon Grove Fruit Growers Association was formed in 1893; in 1894, the San Diego Union newspaper referred to Lemon Grove as "a sea of lemon trees."

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Joseph and Anton Sonka, immigrants from Bohemia, moved to Lemon Grove after stints in Texas, and San Diego. The brothers opened a general store, A. Sonka and Son. Anthony "Tony" F. Sonka, the eldest son and his German American wife Anna Klein Sonka, was also a local notable. He was a key supporter of the huge lemon that became the town's symbol and landmark.[7] Sonka and a committee of local ranchers hired local architect Alberto Treganza to build the huge lemon to "make the ultimate statement about the town's purpose, prosperity, and optimism."

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