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What is now Orange County saw the Portola Expedition arrive in 1769, came under Mexican rule in 1821, and included the Rancho Canada de los Alisos granted to Don Jose Serrano in 1842 on the future site of Heritage Hill Historical Park. After California achieved statehood in 1850, a drought destroyed the local cattle industry in 1862, and the first record of the Don Jose Adobe appeared in 1864. Railroad service expanded into Aliso City, now El Toro, in 1888, Orange County was established in 1889, El Toro Grammer School was constructed in 1890, Saint George Episcopal Mission was constructed in 1891, and the Harvey Bennett Ranch House was constructed in 1908. The Don Jose Serrano Adobe underwent extensive restoration in 1932, the Heritage Hill Park site was deeded to Orange County in 1974, and Heritage Hill Historic Park was dedicated in 1982. In 1985, a coast live oak estimated to be over one hundred and fifty years old fell at the intersection of Trabuco Road and Serrano Creek in El Toro.
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