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

Site of Mormon Stockade

Mormon Stockade Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Michael Kindig, April 17, 2005

1. Mormon Stockade Marker

Inscription.
Mormon Stockade, built 1851 for protection against Indians, at site of 1839 Lugo Adobe, city's first house.
A joint S.B. Historical Society and Main Street Project.

original plaque:
On this site in 1839 was built the first house in San Bernardino, the home of Jose del Carmen Lugo one of the grantees of the Rancho San Bernardino.
Also on this site in 1851 a stockade of logs was built as a protection against Indians. In it more than a hundred pioneer families lived for over a year.

Erected 1927 by Arrowhead Parlor Native Sons of the Golden West. (Marker Number 44.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Notable Places • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the California Historical Landmarks, and the Native Sons/Daughters of the Golden West series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1839.

Location. 34° 6.332′ N, 117° 17.349′ W. Marker is in San Bernardino, California, in San Bernardino County. Marker can be reached from Arrowhead Avenue north of 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 351 N Arrowhead Ave, San Bernardino CA 92415, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2

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miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. 60th Anniversary of the CCC (within shouting distance of this marker); To Jedediah Smith (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); California Theater (approx. 0.4 miles away); San Bernardino Santa Fe Depot (approx. 1.2 miles away); Route 66 (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Grimace (approx. 1.4 miles away); Original McDonald's Flooring (approx. 1.4 miles away); Officer Big Mac (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Bernardino.

More about this marker. In July 2018, many of the markers in this neighborhood were missing. The street sign and the Civilian Conservation Corps Monument were still in place.

Regarding Site of Mormon Stockade. In 1932 this was designated California Historical Landmark No. 44.

Also see . . . Historic California Posts: Fort San Bernardino (Mormon Camp, Mormon Stockade). (Submitted on January 2, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California.)

Site of Mormon Stockade Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Michael Kindig, April 17, 2005

2. Site of Mormon Stockade Marker

Original 1927 plaque, now missing.

San Bernardino County Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Michael Kindig, April 17, 2005

3. San Bernardino County Courthouse

Marker is visible to the left of the entrance doors.

Marker Missing, 2018 image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Baker

4. Marker Missing, 2018

Photographed By Michael Kindig, April 17, 2005

5. San Bernardino County Courthouse

Civilian Conservation Corps Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Michael Kindig, January 29, 2011

6. Civilian Conservation Corps Monument

See Nearby Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 28, 2011, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. This page has been viewed 1,229 times since then and 56 times this year. Last updated on July 22, 2018, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. Photos: 1. submitted on January 2, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. 2. submitted on December 28, 2011, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. 3. submitted on January 2, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. 4. submitted on July 22, 2018, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 5. submitted on January 2, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. 6. submitted on December 24, 2011, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.