This mural is painted on a building on the campus of the University of La Verne in La Verne, California. In the late 19th and first half of the 20th century, much of southern California was covered with vast citrus groves. Citrus became a vital part of the development of the state of California after the Gold Rush and with the coming of the railroads from back east. And many of the regions and communities of California prospered and grew with the development of the citrus industry. La Verne was a vital part of that development.
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