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Rancho Los Alamitos

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This article describes the history of an important historic site in Long Beach, CA. Its history includes the Spanish, Mexican, and American periods.

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The article includes an Introduction, History, Historic sites of the Rancho, See also, References, External links. The Introduction gives a good overview, but it has details regarding house that are incorrect: (1) reference to "native Fremont Cottonwood trees there", is inaccurate in that years ago, many of these trees were on-site, but only one or two remain today; (2) the ranch house does not have "a museum which presents the history of the area". The article is mostly dedicated to the History of the site and includes eight paragraphs. The last information section "Historic sites of the Rancho" includes minimal information. The reference to the landscape architects of the historic gardens is incomplete. The overall section has only two sentences and could include more highlights of the site.

This is a Stub-class article of low to mid-importance. A more balanced article would give the reader the California history of the site and what they might find on site if they visit today.