Photo of (l to r): Miss Rose L. Ellerbe, Mr. Frank Rolfe, and Ms. G.M. Beattie standing next to the entrance of a brick building. These three people are identified as Rancho Cucamonga "personalities"; they are possibly pioneering families of early Rancho Cucamonga settlers. Rancho Cucamonga is a city in San Bernardino County that was incorporated in 1977, as a result of a merger among the unincorporated communities of Alta Loma, Cucamonga, and Etiwanda. Cucamonga's history stretches back further than most of the other regional communities. In 1864, President Abraham Lincoln signed into existence a post office located at the base of Red Hill, the first in the western portion of San Bernardino County. In 1881, the city's eastern community of Etiwanda had the distinction of being the first town planned by George and William Chaffey. By 1913, the community boasted of paved streets, rock curbs, and street lights - quite an accomplishment for a small town. By 1950, the city's population stood at 1,255; by 2006 the fast-growing city's population had reached over 170,000. Rancho Cucamonga is considered one of the most affluent cities in the Inland Empire. Photo dated: 1928.
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