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The History of the City of Whittier and Whittier College are Closely Intertwined In 1885, Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe completed a rail line to Los Angeles. Land sales boomed in Southern California and 130,000 settlers came to California. In 1886, Aquilla Pickering, a businessman in Chicago and a member of the Society of Friends, visited California and Mexico, and decided to establish a Quaker colony on the West Coast. In 1887, Pickering and other investors purchased ranch land near the Puente Hills and formed the Pickering Land & Water Company. Two days later, “Whittier” was adopted as the new settlement’s name. That same year, the Pickering Land & Water Company board designated 20 acres as the site for the college, and directors were selected to form the college. Whittier offers small town charm along with many of the amenities of a metropolitan community. Whittier is located in Los Angeles County, about 12 miles southeast of the City of Los Angeles and has a population of more than 85,000. Area Attractions  Uptown WhittierThe City/College RelationshipShannon Center for the Performing ArtsLocal Schools Scott Avenue Elementary SchoolWhittier High SchoolWhittier CollegeAdditional Links Whittier CollegeLive Campus CamerasVolunteer And Service ProgramsReal Estate Realty ExecutivesHomegain.comRealestate.comStatistics Population And DemographicsCounty ProfileWhittier, CA |
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