Santa Margarita de Cortona was founded in 1775 as part of the original Spanish mission system. Its asistencia; in fact; has been considered a lost mission. Santa Margarita Ranch was later founded from a Mexican land grant. In 1889; the arrival of the Southern Pacific Railroad; with its terminus in Santa Margarita; created a boomtown with dance halls; blacksmiths; hotels; pool halls; saloons; and a jail. And with the popularity of auto travel half a century later; Santa Margarita was once again revitalized with garages; gas stations; motor inns; restaurants; and bars. It fell into a deep sleep; however; as Highway 101 bypassed the town in the mid-1950s. Landlocked by the 17;000-plus-acre Santa Margarita Ranch; the town has remained frozen in time until recently.
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