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

This Olive Tree

Photographed by Adam Margolis, June 14, 2023

1. This Olive Tree Marker

Inscription.
This olive tree was planted at the Mission Inn in 1997 in honor of Dr. Donald Verleur and his wife Lois who opened the first Olive Crest Home for Abused Children in 1973. Olive Crest serves more than 10,000 at-risk children and their families in the State of California.

Present at the dedication:
Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, Congressman Ken Calvert, owners of the Mission Inn, Duane and Kelly Roberts, Doug and Casey Reinhardt and Dr. and Mrs. Donald Verleur

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work. A significant historical year for this entry is 1997.

Location. 33° 58.968′ N, 117° 22.35′ W. Marker is in Riverside, California, in Riverside County. It is in Downtown Riverside. It is on Orange Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 711 Orange St, Riverside CA 92501, 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,

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 walking distance of this marker: Bell From Locomotive 66 (within shouting distance of this marker); Napoleon and Joseph (within shouting distance of this marker); The Nanjing Bell (within shouting distance of this marker); Booker Taliaferro Washington (within shouting distance of this marker); Mission Inn (within shouting distance

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

of this marker); Style and Grace of a Golden Era (within shouting distance of this marker); Old City Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); First Congregational Church (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.

Photographed by Adam Margolis, June 14, 2023

2. This Olive Tree Marker

Photographed by Adam Margolis, June 14, 2023

3. This Olive Tree Marker

Commemorative Shovel Detail image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Adam Margolis, June 14, 2023

4. Commemorative Shovel Detail

Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 15, 2023, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. This page has been viewed 351 times since then and 27 times this year. Last updated on March 20, 2024, by Ronald D. (Ron) Trigueiro of Fresno, California. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 15, 2023, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.