History
Brief Facts About
Park Santiago
Park Santiago
Park Santiago is bordered on the North by the historic Santiago Park Nature Preserve, on the South by 17th Street, the West by Main Street and to the East by Lincoln Street. Park Santiago's oldest home dates back to approximately 1905. There are approximately 1,200 homes within these borders, with an eclectic blend of architectural styles that contribute to the Park Santiago Neighborhood's popularity and appeal.
For reasons unknown, documented, factual history about our community is very limited or non-existent. As mentioned on the Home Page, if you have any factual information about the history of our community, we strongly encourage you to submit it, via the form on the "Contact" page (or email directly to Dave.Willard@ParkSantiago.org, also found on the "Contact Us" Page). While we can't reimburse you for your time, efforts and submission we can credit your name along with your submission, if it is published.
Park Santiago
Neighborhood Assoc. (PSNA)
Neighborhood Assoc. (PSNA)
Park Santiago's neighborhood goals are to preserve and enhance the integrity and quality of our (yours and mine!) neighborhood and to foster effective communications. The work of PSNA is facilitated by an elected board of volunteers and various volunteer committees.
Some of the issues and concerns that PSNA and the various committees have focused on, with successful results, are the "Quiet Zone," improved neighborhood safety, Santiago Park improvements and safety concerns, City Place, community events and much more.
We encourage input from individuals with factual historic data about Park Santiago. We will make every effort to publish your input, based upon verification of data. Please use the form on the Contact Us page for your submissions.
| Park Santiago and Santiago Creek Trivia, History Santiago Creek, bordering the community of Park Santiago to our north runs approximately 30 miles, from the steep, narrow canyon between Santiago and Modjeska pe  aks in the Cleveland National Forest. After leaving the boundary of the national forest, it passes through the city of Modjeska, underneath Santiago Canyon Road, where the canyon widens to a broad alluvial valley, the creek begins to sink into the soft deposits and is almost dry by the time it reaches the 2nd Santiago Canyon Road crossing, eventually emptying into Irvine Lake.Santiago Creek exits the Santiago Creek Dam which forms Irvine Lake. Directly after leaving the dam the creek crosses underneath State Route 241, flows northwest, bisecting Irvine Regional Park and then dammed by the Villa Park Dam, to form a flood control reservoir. Flowing roughly southwest between the cities of Orange and Santa Ana, the creek crosses under the 55 and 22 Freeways, bisecting Hart Park and Santiago Creek Park in the process. The creek then crosses under Interstate 5 and continues west into the Santa Ana River which, in about another 10 miles, enters the Pacific Ocean. Cultural Most of the creek originally either lay in the territory of the Acjachemen or the Tongva, two large Native American groups of Orange, Los Angeles, and San Diego counties. The Acjachemen lived to the south and the Tongva to the north of Aliso Creek, a southwest-running stream that flows to the Pacific Ocean. Archaeological evidence suggests that the upper portions of the creek were once settled by Native Americans, and some historical accounts, including that of the Spanish conquistadors, mention that the Acjachemen lived along the upper Santiago Creek canyon. The early inhabitants of the Santiago Creek Canyon lived in semi-permanent villages close to running water. The upper canyon belonged to the Acjachemen, while the lower, northwestern part, likely downstream of present-day Irvine Lake, was in Tongva land. They subsisted on a diet consisting primarily of acorns, grinding the acorns in stone mortars and using the acorn powder to form a type of porridge known as atole. Some of these mortars remain in the Santiago Creek area today. The Native Americans had been drawn to the area by the abundant vegetation found along Santiago Creek and its perennial tributaries. |
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