Editing Campbell, California (section)

=== Industrialization ===
The city was founded by Benjamin Campbell (1826–1907), after whom the city is named.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2013/01/24/campbell-history-benjamin-campbell-was-just-19-years-old-when-he-came-to-california-in-1846/|title=Campbell History: Benjamin Campbell was just 19 years old when he came to California in 1846|date=January 24, 2013|website=The Mercury News|language=en-US|access-date=November 10, 2019}}</ref> Benjamin came to [[California]] in 1846 with his father, [[William M. Campbell I]] (1793–1885).<ref name=":0" /> William started a sawmill in [[Saratoga, California|Saratoga]], and surveyed the cities of [[San Jose, California|San Jose]] and Santa Clara. In 1851, Benjamin bought {{convert|160|acre|km2}} in southern [[Santa Clara Valley]] and cultivated [[hay]] and grain on it.<ref name=":0" /> This area later became Campbell's historical downtown core.

In 1878, Campbell sold his land for $5 an [[acre]] to a railroad company.<ref name=":0" /> By 1887, the first subdivision was recorded west of the railroad, from Campbell Avenue to the spot where the Water Tower Plaza now stands. He and his wife Mary (née Rucker) Campbell (1834–1913) founded the city which was first known as '''Campbell's Place''', but would later become the town of Campbell.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2007/02/08/a-look-back-3/|title=A look back|date=February 8, 2007|website=The Mercury News|language=en-US|access-date=November 10, 2019}}</ref>

In 1888, the Campbell School District was formed.<ref name=":1" />

The area became the center for shipping fruit grown in the surrounding area, and within a short time, the drying grounds and canneries made Campbell an important rail center. By 1892, the Campbell Fruit Growers' Union became a well-known cooperative with its {{convert|17|acre|m2|adj=on}} drying yard. J.C. Ainsley Packing Company, Hyde Cannery, and Payne Cannery were the main fruit packing companies.<ref name=":1" />

In 1895, The Bank of Campbell was founded and the first newspaper, the ''Campbell Weekly Visitor'', began publication.<ref name=":1" />

Campbell was [[municipal corporation|incorporated]] as a city in 1952.<ref name=":1" /> The city then grew rapidly as orchard lands disappeared, tract by tract. Today, Campbell is a suburban residential neighborhood in the southern part of the [[Santa Clara Valley]].