Port Hueneme: A History

Fascinating history of this important California port. The town's history dates back to Mexican rancho days when it was part of the El Rio de Santa Clara a la Hueneme. This book traces the area's development from a small harbor and farming community into the Lima Bean Capital of the World, then its transformation into the center of the sugar beet industry and the explosive growth of Oxnard, the development of Southern Pacific lines in the area, the opening of Union Oil's terminal, the construction of the US Maritime Commission headquarters and those for the Pacific Seebees, and finally is use by Seakist and others as a shipping point for fresh fruit. Illustrated throughout with almost 200 black and white photos, 11 maps and drawings. With bibliography and index. 176 pages.