Fontana in San Bernardino County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Fontana Farms Company
Camp No. 1, Foreman's Ranch House
| | In Operation, 1905-1941 | |
Photographed by Michael Kindig, October 23, 2010
1. Fontana Farms Company Marker
Joe McKamie alerted Fontana Historical Society about Camp. Ora Scott provided interest free loan of $10,000 and City of Fontana gave down payment of $3,000 to save house. Society acquired ownership title to house on November 22, 1978. Restoration performed thru donations and federal block grants from 1977 to 1980.
Listings:
National Register of Historic Places & Monuments, November 1, 1982.
State of California Point of Historical Interest No. SBR-093, 6-9-82.
Erected 1994 by Fontana Historical Society in Cooperation with L&B Video Productions. (Marker Number 93.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus series list. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1868.
Location. 34° 5.582′ N, 117° 26.523′ W. Marker is in Fontana, California, in San Bernardino County. It is on Pepper Avenue north of Merrill Avenue, on the right when traveling north. The front yard is enclosed with a wrought iron fence. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8863 Pepper Avenue, Fontana CA 92335,
this page online
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Los Angeles, in the Inland Empire, in the Peninsular Ranges, and specifically in the Transverse Ranges. It is also in the American Southwest. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of U.S. Rabbit Experimental Station (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Era of Citrus & Fruit Colonies (approx. 2.4 miles away); Viticulture and the Muscat Grape (approx. 2.7 miles away); The Bridge To Progress (approx. 3.4 miles away); Rialto Adobe (approx. 3.8 miles away); First Christian Church of Rialto (approx. 4.2 miles away); Chaffey-Garcia House (approx. 5.1 miles away); Isle House (approx. 5.2 miles away).
More about this marker. Longtime Clampers and local historians, Ed & Don Rezes, borrowed the Billy Holcomb Chapter wooden forms for
Photographed by Adam Margolis, February 8, 2025
2. Fontana Farms Company Marker
Photographed by Adam Margolis, February 8, 2025
3. Fontana Farms Company Marker
Photographed by Michael Kindig, October 23, 2010
4. Fontana Farms Company
Photographed by Adam Margolis, February 8, 2025
5. Fontana Farms Company
Photographed by Michael Kindig, October 23, 2010
6. Fontana Farms Vehicles
Credits. This page was last revised on February 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 19, 2011, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. This page has been viewed 1,768 times since then and 71 times this year. Last updated on June 19, 2019, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. Photos: 1. submitted on December 19, 2011, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. 2, 3. submitted on February 17, 2025, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. 4. submitted on December 25, 2011, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. 5. submitted on February 17, 2025, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. 6. submitted on December 25, 2011, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
