Famous Firsts

Famous Firsts & et cetera

Bio of James H. Graves

Bank's Roots Prove Money Doesn't Grow on Trees
Bees Chase Early Worshippers Into New Building
Beeless Years Start Honeycombed Grocers History
Blacksmith Raced Horses and Chased Gold Nuggets
Castle Rock Grows Shops
District Grows from Squatter's Cottage to Multi-Location Complex
Early Aviator Brings Honor to El Cajon
Early Church Built with Heart
Early Phone Service
Early Phone Service Made Reaching Out Difficult
Electricity welcomed to El Cajon, and then there were some big pops
Fires Plague Early Padre of the Indians
First Drug Store Was Hotel Resident
First Mayor's Obituary
Flume Meant Recreation and Survival
Gillespie Field Early Days
God Had Many Houses as Area Developed
Hardin Building History Lives On
Hotel Gives Birth to Cityhood
Land for Library was Booked in Late 19th Century
Lawman's First Star Earned with Sack of Grain
Lumberyard Office Became First Firehouse
Mines Yield Rich History
Neither Hail nor Sleet nor Lack of Salary Kept Early Mail from being Delivered
Old Building Tumbles for Progress
Railways were the Social Lifeline for the Valley
Theater Razing Raises Other Movie Matinee Memories

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