Wilson settled their land divisions, the association negotiated for a strip of near the Arroyo Seco. Griffin offered an additional , which he acquired from Wilson free of charge and taxes, to the Colony as well. It was considered a gesture of good faith, but actually, it was the sloughing of what was considered to be worthless highland property that would one day become Altadena. The lower tract of land would become The Indiana Colony. Renaming the colony The name lasted until townspeople wanted their own post office. Up to this time, the mail was being brought up from Los Angeles by one resident's son who was going to school there. Mail for the colony came to Los Angeles earmarked for "Indiana Colony," but when the community applied for a post office, the Postmaster General rejected the name Indiana Colony. Thus began the search for a new name for the town which would end up being Pasadena. See also Colonel Jabez Banbury References External links Early Pasadena History Populated places established in 1874 History of Pasadena, California 19th-century colonization of the Americas San Gabriel Valley 1874 establishments in California