▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 3 , ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁post ▁office ▁was ▁established ▁for ▁this ▁area ; ▁at ▁that ▁time , ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁Albert son . ▁The ▁name ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁Roberts ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁and ▁finally ▁to ▁Pal o ▁C ed ro ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 , ▁meaning ▁" ced ar wood " ▁in ▁Spanish , ▁after ▁the ▁ced ar ▁trees ▁of ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁T .   W .   H . ▁Sh ann ah an ▁and ▁Joe ▁En right ▁bought ▁ ▁of ▁land ▁from ▁Lem ▁Bent on ▁and ▁had ▁it ▁divided ▁into ▁ 1 2 ▁lots . ▁The ▁town ▁never ▁material ized ▁or ▁was ▁developed , ▁but ▁the ▁original ▁ced ar ▁tree ▁for ▁which ▁it ▁was ▁named ▁was ▁cut ▁down . ▁School ▁children ▁since ▁then ▁plant ed ▁ced ar ▁trees ▁at ▁the ▁J unction ▁School ▁District ▁yard . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁or ▁shortly ▁before , ▁the ▁Anderson ▁and ▁B ella ▁V ista ▁Rail road ▁was ▁constructed ▁by ▁the ▁Terry ▁L umber ▁Company ▁from ▁Anderson ▁to ▁B ella ▁V ista , ▁passing ▁through ▁Pal o ▁C ed ro . ▁ ▁Min ers ▁used ▁this ▁rail road , ▁as ▁did ▁the ▁Terry ▁L umber ▁Company ▁at ▁B ella ▁V ista . ▁ ▁The ▁train ▁delivered ▁gro cer ies ▁and ▁mail ▁to ▁the ▁villages ▁along ▁its ▁route . ▁It ▁also ▁had ▁a ▁passenger ▁car . ▁▁ 2 0 th ▁and