Riverwalk (Fillmore, CA)
By Donne Knudsen, CalState Realty Services
(Los Angeles & Ventura Counties in CA)
  Founded in 1888 by the Superintendent of Southern Pacific Railroad, Jerome A. Fillmore, Fillmore had less than a 100 residents back then.  The residents and the town were sustained by the "Orange Rush" of the late 1800's and the commercial production and distribution of oranges by what would eventually become Sunkist Growers.  Fillmore's first orange packing house was built and purchased for $50.   Today, Fillmore still has a small-town atmosphere with a population of less than 16,000 residents. The nearby farms are still predominantly agriculture with most agricultural industry being related to orange, lemon, avocado orchard farming and packing and, more recently, tree farming.The town's relatively remote location away from urban sprawl of Ventura and neighboring Los Angeles counties...
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