Book an RV in Los Angeles County to begin your exploration of this area, geographically, culturally and historically. There are some other towns and cities worth learning about and your Duarte motorhome rental is the perfect vehicle to get you to these destinations. Many of El Monte's earliest residents came to California searching for gold but discovering the fertile land instead. Azusa's name, according to local myth, means “everything from A to Z in the U.S.A.” and it was located on the 1926 and 1933 alignments of Route 66. Early settlers who moved to the area where Rancho Cucamonga now exists established farms growing citrus fruits, peaches, olives, and other crops, but the area is most famous for its vineyards. Yorba Linda was named after Bernardo Yorba, the first owner of the land where it resides, and after the Spanish word “Linda” (which means “beautiful”). Glendale, along with Burbank, Eagle Rock, and Highland Park, was originally the site of Rancho San Rafael, a homestead established by another Mexican corporal.