advice: Santee, California | A hidden gem
- 04/21/16 03:58 AM
Santee was given it’s name in 1893 after Milton Santee. However, it was his wife Jennie Cowles that got the town started. She opened up a post office under her husband’s name 1891. That same year she also built a school, Cowles School in the Cowles School District. Then in 1893, when the town was given it’s name, the School and school district also took on the name of Santee. During WWII, the federal government acquired 2,00 acres west of present day Santee and became a training ground for the military. With the military base so close, the city flourished and (0 comments)