William Wolfskill

William Wolfskill

William Wolfskill (1798–1866) [cite book |title=William Wolfskill, 1798-1866: Frontier Trapper to California Ranchero |author=Iris Wilson Engstrand |year=1965 |publisher=A. H. Clark Co. |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=7fM8AAAAIAAJ] was a cowboy and agronomist from Los Angeles, California, who was highly influential in the development of California's agricultural industry in the 19th century. Arguably his greatest contribution to agriculture was the Valencia orange,Cite web|url=http://www.citrustreesonline.com/valencia-sweet-oranges.asp|title=Valencia Sweet Oranges|accessdate=2008-02-22|publisher=Citrus Trees Online] which quickly became the most popular juice orange in America and led to the naming of Orange County, California. He was one of the wealthiest men in Southern California for his time, and owned large tracts of land throughout Southern California which were used from everything from sheep grazing to orange groves.

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