Modjeska Canyon, California
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Modjeska Canyon is an unincorporated area on the western slope of the Santa Ana Mountains in eastern Orange County, California. It is a rural community of several hundred residents, with a small park and a volunteer fire station.
The canyon is also the location of the Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary. Most of the canyon is surrounded by the Cleveland National Forest.
Modjeska Canyon is named after the Polish stage actress, Helena Modjeska, who settled in the canyon in the late 19th century. Her house, Arden, is a National Historic Landmark.
The canyon was the home to one of the many California wildfires of October 2007. About 14 homes in Modjeska Canyon were destroyed by the fire and another 8 homes were damaged (out of a total of roughly 900 homes in the canyon). Mandatory evacuations were issued prior to President George W. Bush declaring the site an emergency.
The ZIP Code is 92676, and the community is inside area code 714.
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