What if I told you that this unassuming plaque marks a bygone era? Right before you stands the Dairy Industry in the Santa Fe Area Plaque. It commemorates a time when this area was a hub of dairy farming. The story begins in the late 19th century. The railroad towns of Arcadia, Alta Loma, and Algoa were thriving. Citrus fruits, figs, and truck farming were the mainstays. However, a new industry was emerging – dairy. By 1912 creameries in Alta Loma and Arcadia were shipping butter and milk to Galveston and Houston. The 1920s saw dairy farming explode in the Santa Fe area. It became so central to the local economy that almost every family seemed to have a connection to it. Milk trucks, replacing trains, became a common sight. Locals even recall hitching rides on them before buses were available. The industry faced challenges, of course. A hoof-and-mouth epidemic in the mid-1920s devastated many small dairies. New laws in the 1930s restricted grazing on public land, forcing many to sell out to larger operations. Despite a brief resurgence with automation in the 1950s, the Santa Fe area’s dairy industry eventually succumbed to changing times. Workers, enticed by higher wages, left for urban jobs. By the 1970s, the once-thriving dairy farms of the Santa Fe area had all closed. This plaque serves as a reminder of a time when fresh milk and the clatter of milk trucks were part of everyday life. It’s a testament to the resilience and hard work of the people who built this industry.
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