Near Lytle Creek in San Bernardino County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Lytle Creek Canyon
The earliest recorded visitors to the canyon were Serrano Indians who lived nearby. During the Mission Period (1771-1846), the area was home to vast Spanish and Mexican Land Grants. Mormon Colonists camped at the mouth of the canyon in 1851 while negotiating to purchase a site for the City of San Bernardino, which was a Mormon Colony until the settlers were called home to Salt Lake City in 1857. In the 1860s gold was discovered in the San Gabriel and San Bernardino ranges, resulting in an influx of miners. Tremendous floods ravaged the canyon in 1862 and again in 1938. Today Lytle Creek Canyon is home to the historic communities of Scotland, Happy Jack, and Tally's. The 2010 Census showed a total population of 701.
Monument erected October 13, 2013 by the Billy Holcomb Chapter 1069 of the Ancient and Honorable Order of E Clampus Vitus, in cooperation with the United States Forest Service
Erected 2013 by Billy Holcomb Chapter No. 1069, E Clampus Vitus, United States Forest Service. (Marker Number 147.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus, and the Mormon Battalion series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is October 13, 1910.
Location. 34° 14.034′ N, 117° 28.771′ W. Marker is near Lytle Creek, California, in San Bernardino County. Marker is on Lytle Creek Road, on the right when traveling west. Marker is located in front of the Lytle Creek Ranger Station. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lytle Creek CA 92358, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Blue Cut (approx. 2˝ miles away); Pioneer Women (approx. 4.3 miles away); Sycamore Grove (approx. 4˝ miles away); Mormon Pioneer Trail (approx. 4.8 miles away); Stoddard-Waite Monument (approx. 4.9 miles away); Santa Fe and Salt Lake Trail (approx. 5.1 miles away); Welcome to Camp Cajon (approx. 5.1 miles away); Camp Cajon Monument (approx. 5.1 miles away).
Also see . . . Find a Grave Memorial - Andrew Lytle. Burial site at Pioneer Memorial Cemetery. (Submitted on April 2, 2014, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California.)
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