San Bernardino, California is one of the oldest communities in the State of California. San Bernardino was named on May 20, 1810, but the present-day location was not largely settled until 1851 after statehood. The first Anglo-American colony was established by Latter-Day Saints, and The City was incorporated in 1854. The Latter-Day Saints were recalled in 1857 by Brigham Young, and San Bernardino later became a trading hub for the region.
In 1883, The California Southern Railroad established a rail link with Los Angeles and the rest of the nation, and in 1905, the City of San Bernardino passed its first Charter. World War II brought what would become Norton Air Force Base, and the McDonald Brothers opened the first McDonald's restaurant in San Bernardino 1948. In 1994, Norton Air Force Base closed, later becoming San Bernardino International Airport.
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