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The bells were originally 2 miles apart along the entire length of the Mission Trail.
False
El Camino Real means ___________________ in Spanish.
The Royal Road
One of the first stores in Tustin had boots that sold for $1.50.
True
David Hewes moved to Tustin with his wife and two daughters.
False
Hewes Mansion has 14 rooms.
True
What year was the Hewes Mansion built?
1881
You can tell if people grow English walnuts because they have brown stains on their hands.
True
Tustin's first crop was apricots.
True
For 25 years, walnuts were a popular crop in Tustin.
False - it was 30 years
When the women would sort the oranges and lemons, they put them in plastic boxes.
False - they put them in wooden crates.
When was the original bell designed?
1906
Now, the hills of Old Town North Tustin are covered with sycamore trees.
False - they are covered with homes
In 1875, Dr. William Wall came to Tustin and became the largest pumpkin grower in the area.
False - he was a citrus grower
Back then, many of Tustin's young people got their first jobs in the orange industry.
True
Women would sort the fruit by wrapping each one in newspaper before packing it in a crate.
False - they packed it in tissue paper.
The postman delivered the orange crates all over the United States.
False - they were delivered by railroad car
