Aguanga in Riverside County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Cottonwood School

Photographed by Nick Stearns, October 26, 2020

1. Cottonwood School Marker

Inscription. This building was erected in 1897, the school having served the area in three other locations since before 1870. When it was discontinued in 1975, it was the last functioning one-room schoolhouse in Riverside County. Reminiscent of rural schoolhouses throughout America, geography, reading and arithmetic were basic subjects. Early students bore pioneer names including Tripp, Bergman, Ludy and Thompson.

Erected 1997. (Marker Number 052.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1897.

Location. 33° 28.845′ N, 116° 54.636′ W. Marker is in Aguanga, California, in Riverside County. It can be reached from Cottonwood School Road east of Sage Road. The old school house can be seen near the parking lot of Cottonwood School (k-8). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 44260 Sage Road, Aguanga CA 92536, 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 is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

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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 Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: U.S. Mormon Battalion Trail (approx. 2.2 miles away); Jacob Bergman (approx. 2½ miles away); Dripping Springs Watering Hole (approx. 4.6 miles away); Oak Grove Stage Station (approx. 9.1 miles away); Camp Wright (approx. 9.3 miles away); Welcome To Oak Grove Station (approx. 9½ miles away); U.S. Border Patrol - Theodore L. Newton, Jr. and George F. Azrak (approx. 9½ miles away); Juan Diego Flats (approx. 10 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Aguanga.

Cottonwood School and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Nick Stearns, October 26, 2020

2. Cottonwood School and Marker

Cottonwood School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Nick Stearns, October 26, 2020

3. Cottonwood School

Cottonwood School's one-room schoolhouse discontinued operation in 1975, making it the last functioning one-room schoolhouse in Riverside County.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 30, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 26, 2020, by Nick Stearns of Menifee, California. This page has been viewed 1,169 times since then and 77 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 26, 2020, by Nick Stearns of Menifee, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.