A severe Indiana winter during 1872-73 prompted a group of
friends from Indianapolis to form an investment group with the
purpose of moving to the warmer climate of Southern California.
Sent to scout the area, D. M. Berry recommended purchasing a
portion of the Rancho San Pasqual, which later became Pasadena.
One of the main reasons Pasadena was incorporated in 1886 was to
abolish saloons and the sale of alcohol in the area. In February
1887, an ordinance was passed that banned liquor in Pasadena.
The word Pasadena literally means "valley" in the Ojibwa
(Chippewa) Indian language, but it has been interpreted to mean
"Crown of the Valley" and "Key of the Valley," hence the
adoption of both the crown and the key in the official city
seal. Pasadena, Texas was named after Pasadena, California
because some thought that the areas resembled each other.An
asteroid was given the name Pasadena in 1980, in part because it
is a middle-sized "suburban" asteroid eight miles (13
kilometers) in diameter. The USS Pasadena SSN