Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ:
ala ọma jijiji nke mere n'April 18, 1906, n'ihi na San Andreas Fault gafere ugwu ndị ahụ. E nwere ọtụtụ ebe ndị gbawara agbawa, nke mere ka okporo ígwè, àkwà mmiri, na ọwara ndị dị n'ime ala mebie. E bibiri ma ọ bụ bibie ụlọ na ụlọ ahịa dị iche iche. Ụgbọ okporo ígwè ahụ nwetaghachiri onwe ya site na ọdachi ahụ ma rụọ ọrụ ruo mgbe oké mmiri ozuzo na February 1940 kpatara nnukwu ala ọma jijiji; Southern Pacific kpebiri ịghara ịrụzi mmebi ahụ. Mmecha nke State Route 17, ọdịda anyanwụ nke Laurel, n'otu afọ ahụ nyekwara aka na ọdịda nke ụgbọ okporo ígwè na ọtụtụ obere obodo, gụnyere Laurel, nke dị n'akụkụ ụzọ ụgbọ okporo ígwè. Kemgbe ahụ, e wuwo ụfọdụ ụlọ gburugburu ebe Laurel dị, ma obodo nta ahụ n'onwe ya adịkwaghị. Laurel Drive na-agafe n'ala obodo ahụ.