Temecula in Riverside County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Treaty of Temecula
Photographed by Jerry Klinger, June 13, 2019
1. Treaty of Temecula Marker
In this adobe, January 5, 1852, Treaty of Peace and Friendship entered into at village of Temecula between United States and San Luis Rey Kahwea, and Cocomcahra Indians. Treaty important factor furthering relations between southern California Indians and emigrants. Adobe was station main military road between Los Angeles and Arizona during Civil War. Later Butterfield stage stop.
Erected 1950 by California Centennials Commission in cooperation with the Temecula Businessmen's Association.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical date for this entry is January 5, 1852.
Location. 33° 28.756′ N, 117° 5.863′ W. Marker is in Temecula, California, in Riverside County. It can be reached from Temecula Parkway east of Redhawk Parkway. Located at Vail Headquarters, on the wall of the historic Wolfe Store. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 32115 Temecula Parkway, Temecula CA 92592, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Los Angeles, in the Inland Empire, and in the Peninsular Ranges. It
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Wolf Store (a few steps from this marker); Butterfield Stagecoaches (within shouting distance of this marker); Hotel Rooms (within shouting distance of this marker); Vail Ranch Cookhouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Foreman's House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Bunkhouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Native Americans (within shouting distance of this marker); Emigrants (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Temecula.
Regarding Treaty of Temecula. The Treaty of Temecula is but one of 18 unratified treaties with California tribes that were submitted to the U.S. Senate on June 1, 1852, by President Millard Fillmore. Unbeknownst to the tribal signatories, the Senate rejected
Photographed by Jerry Klinger, June 13, 2019
2. Treaty of Temecula Marker
In the meantime, the tribes were left vulnerable to abuse and subjugation at the hands of white settlers and the policies of state lawmakers, leading to an ethnic cleansing in which the Indian population in California plunged from perhaps 150,000 to 30,000 between 1846 and 1870. By displaying Treaty K, the museum recognizes not only the treaties that were broken, but also the power imbalance that existed to allow treaties to be dismissed and their memory to be locked away in secrecy, said Kevin Gover, director of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian.
Marker located on the exterior entrance of the historic Wolf Adobe in Temecula. Louis Wolf was the first Jewish settler in Temecula, a major business developer, and promoter. Wolf was euphemistically known as "The King of Temecula". He married Ramona Place. She became the lead character in the famed romance novel that raised historical awareness of the Native American experience, racial prejudice, and Native American land confiscation. The book was written by Helen Hunt Jackson.
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1. Unratified Treaty at the Village of Temecula in California to Go On Display at the National Museum o.
Photographed by Adam Margolis, August 30, 2025
3. Treaty of Temecula Marker
2. The Eviction of the Temecula Indians. Perchanga Band of Indians website entry:
Excerpt:
On September 20, 1875, under orders from the District Court of San Francisco, Sheriff Nicholas Hunsaker of San Diego and approximately twenty armed men evicted the Temecula Indians from their traditional village. The eviction took place over three days.(Submitted on January 2, 2021.)
The posse led by Sheriff Hunsaker, who was paid $300 for the job, included the owners of the ranch, as well as local landowners Louis Wolf and Josι Gonzales. The men drove wagons to the Indians homes and loaded their belongings in them. The Indians did not fight back because the posse members told them that anyone who resisted would be shot.
Additional keywords. Jewish American, Native American history
Photographed by Adam Margolis, August 30, 2025
4. Wolf Adobe
Credits. This page was last revised on September 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 15, 2019, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 2,950 times since then and 98 times this year. Last updated on June 17, 2019, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. It was the Marker of the Week January 3, 2021. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 15, 2019, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida. 3, 4. submitted on August 31, 2025, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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