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Prior to colonization by Spaniards, the area was inhabited by the [[Juaneño]] native people. Long admired by explorers and passing settlers, it remained virtually uninhabited until 1776, when [[Mission San Juan Capistrano]] was established by Father [[Junipero Serra]], which led both Indian and Spanish settlers to establish villages nearby. After the founding of Mission San Juan Capistrano, the local natives were conscripted to work for the mission.
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Property rights to the land exchanged hands several times, but few ventured to build on it until 1925, when former Mayor of Seattle, [[Ole Hanson]], with the financial help of a syndicate headed by Hamilton Cotton, purchased and designed a {{convert|2000|acre|km2|sing=on}} community. Hanson believed that the area's pleasant climate, beautiful beaches and fertile soil would serve as a haven to Californians who were tired of "the big city". He named the city after [[San Clemente Island]], which in turn was named by the explorer Vizcaino in 1602 after [[Pope Clement I|Saint Clement]], whose [[feast day]] occurs on November 23, the day of Vizcaino's arrival on the island.
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Hanson envisioned it as a Spanish-style coastal resort town, his "San Clemente by the Sea". In an unprecedented move, he had a clause added to the deeds requiring all building plans to be submitted to an architectural review board in an effort to ensure that future development would retain some Spanish-style influence (for example, for many years it was required that all new buildings in the downtown area have red tile roofs).
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Hanson succeeded in promoting the new area and selling property to interested buyers. The city was to consist of buildings built in the classic Spanish style with red tile roofs. He built public structures such as the Beach Club, the Community Center, the pier and San Clemente Plaza, now known as Max Berg Plaza Park, which were later donated to the city. The area was officially incorporated as a City on February 27, 1928 with a [[council-manager government]].
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Referring to the way he would develop the city, Hanson proclaimed, "I have a clean canvas and I am determined to paint a clean picture. Think of it – a canvas five miles (8 km) long and one and one-half miles wide!"
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Largest Historic Landmark in San Clemente: Soon after San Clemente was incorporated, the need for a "Fire House" was realized. The headlines in San Clemente’s first newspaper, "El Heraldo de San Clemente" June, 1928 read: "Building to house local fire department will be constructed by popular subscription and turned over to the city when completed!" Individual subscriptions were received in the amounts from $6.00 to $1500.00 from the local citizenry.
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===Nixon's "Western White House"===
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