Mill Creek Zanja

Mill Creek Zanja. . , The Land Changes Hands but the Zanja Remains , The mission estancia at the west end of Mission Road lasted only about eleven years. The simple adobe structure turned out to be in the flood plain of the San Timoteo Creek, which often flooded. The mission leaders rebuilt a new building on higher ground at the site of today's "Asistencia" mission on Barton Road in Redlands. The new mission started in 1830, was abandoned in 1834, as the government of Mexico carried on a policy of secularizing the mission lands. The valley was transferred to the Lugo family, who raised cattle over the entire valley. After a disastrous snowstorm in 1848, the Lugos sold the valley to Mormon elders who were establishing a Latter-day Saints colony. The Zanja continued to provide water for everyone who settled near its banks. , photo caption: Asistencia Mission on Barton Road. , Zanja Trail in the Mission Historic District , Welcome to the City of Loma Linda! You are invited to explore the historical Mill Creek Zanja Irrigation Ditch located along this trail. The Ditch was the catalyst to developing the City. Although much of the Ditch is no longer visible in this neighborhood, it still exists. It is buried beneath the trail and park landscape, parallel to Mission Road. Travel the trail west to visit the historic Frink Adobe, one of the oldest standing structures in Loma Linda.