Hesperia in San Bernardino County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Hesperia Train Station

1887 - 1952

Photographed by Craig Baker, February 7, 2021

1. Hesperia Train Station Marker

Inscription. A 15 foot by 20 foot, wooden, moveable station once stood directly across Hesperia Road from here. A 12 foot by 12 foot jail was built alongside. In the beginning, the California Southern Railroad used Hesperia for a stopping point.

Erected 1995 by Hesperia Recreation and Park District. (Marker Number 3b.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars.

Location. 34° 25.475′ N, 117° 18.113′ W. Marker is in Hesperia, California, in San Bernardino County. It is on Spruce Street just west of Hesperia Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9580 Hesperia Rd, Hesperia CA 92345, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Los Angeles,

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 Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hesperia Hotel (here, next to this marker); Walters Store & House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hesperia Hotel Granite Stones (approx. 0.3 miles away); Old School House (approx. 0.3 miles away); John Brown Road Crossing (approx. 0.7 miles away); Original Water Supply Ditch (approx. 1.1 miles away); Original Hesperia Beginnings (approx. 2.7 miles away); Holcomb Valley Road (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hesperia.

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Photographed by Craig Baker, February 7, 2021

2. Hesperia Train Station Marker

The Hesperia Hotel marker is on the same monument.

Nearby Railroad Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, February 7, 2021

3. Nearby Railroad Sign

Credits. This page was last revised on February 14, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 8, 2021, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 1,156 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 8, 2021, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.