
Here is a brief version of the history of Palos Verdes Peninsula:
In 1822, the Peninsula which was known back then as Rancho de los Palos Verdes was granted by the Governor of Mexican California to Don Delores Sepulveda as a reward for his support of the Mexican Revolution. In 1882, the land was deeded to Jotham Bixby, who brought farming to the peninsula by leasing the land to Japanese farmers. In 1913 the Bixby family sold most of the land to a group of New York investors, one of whom was Frank A. Vanderlip, who later became known as the founding father of the Peninsula. In 1921, Vanderlip and E.G. Lewis, a real estate promoter, found the Palos Verdes Estates project and the first homes appeared in 1924. Over the years, four cities were incorporated; Palos Verdes Estates, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates and Rancho Palos Verdes.
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