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Carlsbad, California

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History
Carlsbad, California really began when the Luiseņo people located one of their villages, Palamai, near what is today Agua Hedionda Lagoon. Modern-day Carlsbad grew up in the 1880s when former sea captain, John Frazier, dug a well for water. He began offering his water at the train station and soon the whistle-stop became known as Frazier's Station. A test done on a second fresh-water well found the water to be chemically similar to one of the most famous spas in Europe in Karlovy Vary (Karlsbad), Czech Republic.

To take advantage of this find, the Carlsbad Land and Mineral Water Company was founded. Founded by a German-born merchant from the Midwest named Gerhard Schutte, Samuel Church Smith, D.D.Wadsworth and Henry Nelson. The town was named shortly after, and a major marketing campaign was started to attract visitors. The area experienced a period of growth, with homes and businesses appearing in the 1880s. Agricultural development of citrus fruits, avocados and olives soon changed the landscape, but Carlsbad is no longer a farming-centered community.

By the end of 1887, the real estate bubble had burst and land prices slid throughout San Diego County. The community survived though, due to the agricultural opportunities available. Even today, Carlsbad has a German-American population estimated at 20 percent of residents, among other ethnic and racial groups, made the city diverse. John Frazier's original well can still be found at Alt Karlsbad, a replica of a German Hanseatic house, located on Carlsbad Boulevard.

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