April 12, 1875: The Central City town site was formally recorded. The town site was laid out with 40 acres from the quarter sections of Rudolph Cook, Isaac Fesler, Isaac Miller and John Thornburgh.

August is a busy month in Santa Maria history. Get to know the history of your hometown a little better by going through this timeline of events curated by Shirley Contreras. Read more of her work on ...

Sept. 17, 1804: Mission Santa Inez was founded. Sept. 12, 1840: Gov. Juan Bautista Alvarado granted the 8,841.21-acre Casmalia Rancho to Antonio Olivera. Sept. 21, 1874: The Guadalupe Lodge #237 F & ...