History

National City is the second oldest city in San Diego County.National City's Victorian heritage is one of its more important assets.Incorporated on September 17, 1887, National City was originally part of the 26,000-acre El Rancho de la Nacion, which was purchased in 1868 by Frank Kimball and his brothers Warren and Levi.They cleared lands, built roads, constructed the City's first wharf and brought the railroad to the City.