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Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Station
Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Station The former Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Station in Orange, Calif.

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Orange, city, Orange county, southern California, U.S. Adjacent to Anaheim (west) and Santa Ana (south), it lies along the Santa Ana River. Part of Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana, the city was founded as Richland in 1869 by Alfred Chapman and Andrew Glassell, who received the land as payment for legal fees. The town was laid out in 1871 and renamed in 1875 for its orange groves. Both the Southern Pacific and Santa Fe railways arrived in the 1880s, encouraging development of the area. Orange was initially a citrus-packing centre. It subsequently developed with the Los Angeles metropolitan area and acquired some light manufacturing. Orange is the seat of Chapman University (established 1861 in Los Angeles, relocated 1954) and a community college (1985). Inc. city, 1888. Pop. (2010) 136,416; (2020) 139,911.

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