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The history of Beverly Hills is the history of California itself.
Quiet countryside populated by peaceful Indians was invaded by Spanish explorers. More than one hundred years ago, a grant, with limits almost identical with the limits of Beverly Hills, was assigned under the name of El Rancho Rodeo de las Aguas--"The Ranch of the Gathering of the Water." Streams cascading down Coldwater and Benedict Canyons (then known as Canada de las Aguas Frias and Canada de los Encinos), gathered near the southern boundary where clear springs bubbled and a "Cienega", or swamp, formed in the rainy season.
These streams have subsided and the Cienega is gone but the beauty of the primitive area has a modern counterpart today.
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