Murrieta California

Murrieta was settled first in 1863 by Spaniard Don Juan Murrieta, who fell in love with the area filled with oak, sycamore, and grasses on rolling foothills. He brought flocks of over 100,000 sheep to the valley.
Murrieta experienced two significant booms: first in the late 19th century, and then a century later in the 1980s. The first boom was started when a railroad line was built through the town; by 1890 there were approximately 800 people living in Murrieta. In 1935, the trains stopped using the route through Murrieta, and the town would remain small until 1987, the beginning of a period of explosive growth. On 1 July 1991 Murrieta decided to become a city upon reaching 29,000 people.