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Joseph Hartley Burke
He was one of the two main promoters who turned 50 acres of the Barton Ranch into town lots -
Osburn Burke
Osburn Burke was born in 1867 in Gallatin, Which is present-day Downy -
Pico Rivera's First School
Maizeland was the first school built in Rivera in 1868, the school was named maizeland because of the maize groves -
Maizeland
Rivera was first called Maizeland because of its fine corn and maize grown in the fertile soil. -
Santa Fe Railroad
1886 was plotted upon the arrival of the Santa Fe Railroad. -
The Establishment of Rivera
Joseph Hartly Burke and J. F Isabell agreed on October 29, 1887 on the establishment on creating Rivera. -
Two Different Cities
A little bit before 1947 Pico Rivera was not one whole city it was two different cities Pico and Rivera The cities were separated by orange, walnut and avocado groves. -
Cities Joining
In the 1950s, the country towns of Pico and Rivera decided to stay together by joining to form Pico Rivera -
School opening
El Rancho opened in 1952 in the fall and at the time it didn't have a senior class. -
Population
January 29, 1958 Pico Rivera the official Los Angeles County 61st city of a large area and a big population -
Football Program
The football program for El Rancho was dedicated to one of the coaches who was a coach at the first school, El Rancho 1960s. -
50th Anniversary
The 50th anniversary of Pico Rivera was celebrated in 2008 -
New Magnet School in Pico Rivera
Burke got remodeled and was called STEAM Academy @ Burke. Selby Grove was remodeled and became a Highschool and is now called Ellen Ochoa Prep Academy in 2016.
