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==History== The village of Artesia was established upon the completion of the [[ABC Unified School District|Artesia School District]] on May 3, 1875. It was named for the many flowing [[Artesian aquifer|artesian wells]] in the area, which made the village ideal for farming and agriculture. In the 1920s and 1930s, [[Dutch people|Dutch]] and [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]] farmers developed Artesia into one of the most important dairy districts in [[Southern California]]. After [[World War II]], as with many other cities in the region, Artesia was pressured by developers to build residential tracts. The city of Dairy Valley was incorporated in 1956, and later became the city of Cerritos. As the demand for housing continued, dairymen moved their operations further east into [[Chino, California|Chino]] and north into the [[California Central Valley|Central Valley]]. Artesia finally incorporated on May 29, 1959. Before Artesia was incorporated, some rural areas, such as [[Hawaiian Gardens]], had Artesia as their recommended address for mapping and postage purposes. In 1993, the Artesia Historical Society was formed, with the mission of preserving and protecting the archives and historic sites of the city. In 2002, the Historical Society salvaged and restored one of the last remaining Spanish-styled homes in the city into a historical civic museum open to the public.<ref>[http://www.cityofartesia.us/history.html Archived copy] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070702033605/http://www.cityofartesia.us/history.html |date=July 2, 2007 }} ''cityofartesia.us''</ref>
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