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

Yorba-Slaughter Adobe

By Joseph Beeman

1. Yorba-Slaughter Adobe Marker

Inscription. This example of early California architecture was built in 1850-53 by Raimundo Yorba. Purchased in 1868 by Fenton Mercer Slaughter, it was preserved as a memorial to him by his daughter, Julia Slaughter Fuqua.

Erected 1960 by Ontario Parlor No. 251, Native Daughters Of the Golden West and The California State Park Commission. (Marker Number 191.)

Marker series. This marker is included in the Native Sons/Daughters of the Golden West marker series.

Location. 33° 56.41′ N, 117° 39.946′ W. Marker is in Chino, California, in San Bernardino County. Marker is on Pomona Rincon Road north of Euclid Avenue (California Route 83), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Take Highway 71 (the Corona Expressway) to the Euclid Avenue exit. It is near to the 1984 Olympics shooting range. Marker is at or near this postal address: 17127 Pomona Rincon Road, Chino CA 91710, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Cornerstone to Chino’s First Reservoir (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of the Battle of Chino (approx. 4½ miles away); Rancho Chino Adobe Site (approx. 4½

The Winery and Marker image. Click for full size.

By Joseph Beeman

2. The Winery and Marker

miles away); Irrigation in Orange County (approx. 5.6 miles away); Corona Founders (approx. 7.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chino.

Regarding Yorba-Slaughter Adobe. There's another marker at this site for
Cornerstone to Chino’s first reservoir.

Also see . . . Yorba and Slaughter Families Adobe. (Submitted on April 14, 2006, by Joseph Beeman of Upland, California.)

Additional comments.
1. Fenton Slaughter Was My Great-Great Grandfather
Fenton Slaughter was my great-great grandfather, and I was there the day the marker was dedicated. I spent many summers out at “the ranch” with my Uncle Bob, Fenton’s grandson. Thanks for memorializing this piece of my family’s history. I only hope that, as they raise Prado Dam, that it doesn’t fall victim to a flood some day, such as the one which turned the little hill into an island back in 1969!

— Submitted April 7, 2007, by Rick King of Redwood City, California.

Categories. • Notable Buildings •

This Building Was Called “The Winery” image. Click for full size.

By Joseph Beeman

3. This Building Was Called “The Winery”

General Store and Post Office image. Click for full size.

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4. General Store and Post Office

Part of museum of the adobe house.

The Yorba-Slaughter Adobe image. Click for full size.

By Joseph Beeman

5. The Yorba-Slaughter Adobe

Open: Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.. Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year’s Day. Group tours by special appointment.