Fullerton (/ˈfʊlərtən/) is a city located in northern Orange
County, California, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had
a total population of 135,161.Fullerton (/ˈfʊlərtən/) is a city
located in northern Orange County, California, United States. As of
the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 135,161.Fullerton
was founded in 1887. It secured the land on behalf of the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Historically it was a center of
agriculture, notably groves of Valencia oranges and other citrus
crops; petroleum extraction; transportation; and manufacturing. It is
home to numerous higher educational institutions, particularly
California State University, Fullerton and Fullerton College. From the
mid-1940s through the late 1990s, Fullerton was home to a large
industrial base made up of aerospace contractors, canneries, paper
products manufacturers, and is considered to be the birthplace of the
electric guitar, due in a large part to Leo Fender. The headquarters
of Vons, which is owned by Albertsons, is located in Fullerton near
the Fullertonâ€"Anaheim line.Evidence of prehistoric animal
habitation, such as saber-toothed cats and mammoths, is present in
Ralph B. Clark Regional Park in the northwest of the city. Europeans
first passed through the area in 1769 when Gaspar de Portolà led a
Spanish expedition north to Monterey. From the description recorded in
the diary of Father Juan Crespi, it seems likely that the party camped
on July 29 near present-day Laguna Lake, in the Sunny Hills area. Fullerton, California Top Movies & Young Movies