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. Marker 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
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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); Isle House (approx. 5.2 miles away); Etiwanda School District (approx. 5.2 miles away); Johnston House & "Office" (approx. 5.2 miles away); Frost Brothers General Store (approx. 5.3 miles away); Agua Mansa Cemetery (approx. 5.7 miles away); A Tribute to the Rich History of Wine Making in Rancho Cucamonga (approx. 5.8 miles away); Ellena/Regina Winery (Filippi Winery) (approx. 5.8 miles away).
More about this marker. Longtime Clampers and local historians, Ed & Don Rezes, borrowed the Billy Holcomb Chapter wooden forms for the concrete monument in order to assist the Fontana Historical Society in the creation of these two plaques. Although the National Register Plaque had been cased and dedicated on May 9, 1986, it was not permanently erected until 1994. SOURCE: Billy Holcomb Chapter 1069 35th Anniversary Plaque Book by Phillip Holdaway
Photographed By Michael Kindig, October 23, 2010
2. Fontana Farms Company Marker
Lower marker reads:
This monument
erected by
Billy Holcomb Chapter
of
E Clampus Vitus
erected by
Billy Holcomb Chapter
of
E Clampus Vitus
Photographed By Michael Kindig, October 23, 2010
3. Fontana Farms Company
Photographed By Michael Kindig, October 23, 2010
4. Fontana Farms Company
Photographed By Michael Kindig, October 23, 2010
5. Fontana Farms Company
Credits. This page was last revised on April 11, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 19, 2011, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. This page has been viewed 1,067 times since then and 62 times this year. Last updated on June 19, 2019, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 19, 2011, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 25, 2011, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
