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Whiting Ranch was the first part of a 10,000-acre ranch named Rancho Cañada de los Alisos that was granted to Jose Serrano in 1842. Following a period of cattle and crop farming, Serrano had to foreclose the property in 1864 due to a drought. Dwight Whiting bought most of the land in 1885 after it was divided up by land developer J. S. Slauson ...
Warren Whiting was born in Douglas, Massachusetts, in October 1816.As a child, he moved with his parents to Erie County, New York, where his father owned a farm.He worked on his father's farm until age 21, when he went out on his own, working as a farm-hand for hire.
The region was privately owned by The Irvine Company until it was donated to the county in June 2010, along with 20,000 acres of what was Irvine Ranch. [ 2 ] As its name suggests, Limestone Canyon Regional Park is known for its limestone cliffs and oak woodland environment that fills the canyon floor.
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James H. Whiting was an American industrialist and automobile pioneer. Without any engineering experience and a clear conception of the manufacture, sale, and marketing of automobiles, he produced and sold buggies, carts, and farm wagons. [ 1 ]
Nathaniel Whiting (1609-January 15, 1682–3) was an early settler of Dedham, Massachusetts. He owned several mills on Mother Brook and is said to have dug the canal, the first man-made water way in America.
William Dean Whiting (December 23, 1815 - November 26, 1891) was an American silversmith and jeweler. He was the founder of the Whiting Manufacturing Company, and "one of the most prominent jewelry manufacturers" in the United States according to the Boston Globe .
J.R. Whiting was a prominent attorney before becoming president of the Consumers Power Co. Monroe County History: J.R. Whiting Power Plant's namesake had impact throughout Michigan Skip to main ...