Description
In 1868 four brothers from New Hampshire, Frank, George, Warren, and Levi Kimball purchased Rancho de la Nación, 26, 632 acres for the grand sum of thirty thousand dollars. Located immediately below San Diego, the rancho included six miles of land fronting on the Bay. The Kimballs changed the name to The National Ranch and laid out National City. The National Ranch included what today are the communities of National City, Chula Vista, Paradise Valley, Otay, and Bonita. National City is a city located in the South Bay region of the San Diego metropolitan area, in southwestern San Diego County, California.