Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in San Diego County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Palm Spring

Photographed by Michael Kindig, May 18, 2008

1. Palm Spring Marker

Inscription. Here was a palm-studded desert resting place, 1826-1866, for Mexican pioneers, mountain men, the Army of the West, Mormon Battalion, Boundary Commission, Forty-Niners, Railway Survey, Butterfield Overland Mail stages, and California Legion. It was the site of the Butterfield Stage station buit in 1858 by Warren F. Hall.

Erected 1958 by California State Park Commission in cooperation with the Fremont-Kearny Historians of Old San Diego. (Marker Number 639.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Hispanic Americans • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Butterfield Overland Mail, the California Historical Landmarks, and the Mormon Battalion series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1858.

Location. 32° 55.169′ N, 116° 13.117′ W. Marker is in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California, in San Diego County. It is on Vallecito Creek Road south of County Road S2. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Julian CA 92036, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Peninsular Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

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 6 other markers are within 16 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Vallecito Stage Station (approx. 8.6 miles away); Pictographs (approx. 10.7 miles away); The Impossible Railroad

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(approx. 10.9 miles away); Morteros Memories (approx. 11.1 miles away); Butterfield Overland Mail Route (approx. 13.4 miles away); Location, Location, Location (approx. 15.2 miles away).

Photographed by Michael Kindig, May 18, 2008

2. Palm Spring

Photographed by Michael Kindig, May 18, 2008

3. Palm Spring

Photographed by Michael Kindig, May 18, 2008

4. Palm Spring

Credits. This page was last revised on October 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 13, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. This page has been viewed 1,563 times since then and 69 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 13, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.