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The city, however, was not developed by the person from which it gains its name, but rather by H.J. Whitley, a prominent land developer from Southern California who traveled to the area in 1905 and liked what he saw: a blacksmith shop, a small store and a few scattered houses. H.J. Whitley discovered herds of grazing wild hogs, wild horses and steers. The exceptional productivity of the land encouraged
Whitley Avenue - 1950's
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interest in the region. This led him to purchase 32,000 acres of land to start development. Corcoran's main street is named after H.J. Whitley, it is known as Whitley Avenue. In a matter of three short years, Corcoran was the ideal place in which to settle. Corcoran is now known as the "Farming Capital of California".
