This building was erected in 1897, the school having served the area in three other locations since before 1870. When it was discontinued in 1975, it was the last functioning one-room schoolhouse in Riverside County. Reminiscent of rural . . . — — Map (db m158695) HM
In January of 1847, some 350 soldiers of the
Mormon Battalion, including five officers
wives and a few children, passed through this
area of Temecula Valley. These soldiers, under
the leadership of Lt. Col. Philip St. George Cooke,
were on . . . — — Map (db m238755) HM
On March 16, 1774, Juan Bautista de Anza, Indian fighter, explorer, and colonizer, led through this pass (named by him San Carlos) the first white explorers to cross the mountains into California. The party traveled from Tubac, Arizona, to Monterey, . . . — — Map (db m143392) HM
Until the 1880s, James Hamilton was among the very first homesteaders in the Cahuilla Plains or Hamilton Plains, now Anza, and was a highly respected pioneer who overcame many obstacles in his life, including prejudice. The Hamilton School District . . . — — Map (db m50709) HM
In this valley a conflict between the culture of the Indian and the white man resulted in the death of Juan Diego (Alessandro of the play Romona) by the hands of Sam Temple. — — Map (db m78591) HM
Built in 1915, the Banning Woman's Club Clubhouse is a frame building in the classical revival style with a plain entablature, simple doric columns, and palladian windows, as well as providing a meeting place for the woman's club, the socal and . . . — — Map (db m50710) HM
January 1909: The Beaumont Woman's
Club votes to work for the establishment
of a library.
March 11, 1909: The Club appoints a
five-member committee to investigate the
matter of opening a reading room.
November 1909: The club . . . — — Map (db m175955) HM
Chief Juan Antonio and his band of Cahuilla Indians helped white settlers in the San Bernardino area defend their property and livestock against outlaws during the 1840s and 1850s. In late 1851, Juan Antonio, his warriors and their families, settled . . . — — Map (db m131558) HM
Andrew Carnegie Library
Franklin P. Burnham, Architect
S.L. Bloom, Contractor
Corona's first public library building was built in 1906 in the Neoclassical architectural style. It was the only Neoclassical style masonry building in the . . . — — Map (db m268761) HM
R. B. Taylor, George L. Joy, Samuel Merrill, A. S. Garretson, and Adolph Rimpau, having purchased lands of the La Sierra Rancho of Bernardo Yorba and the El Temescal Grant of Leandro Serrano on May 4, 1886, founded the citrus colony and town of . . . — — Map (db m82151) HM
Adapted and reused as City Hall & Civic Center, 1962-2004. Has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior, August 3, 2005. — — Map (db m233632) HM
Established in 1911 by S.B. Hampton, this was the center of 2,000 acres of groves, the largest single lemon ranch in California. The remaining headquarters and surrounding buildings were converted to Corona Heritage Park & Museum Dec. 7, 2000 by a . . . — — Map (db m105188) HM
The Native Americans who lived in the vicinity of the Magnolia Bridge were hunters and gatherers. They relied on the Santa Ana River as a dependable water source and bathed frequently in the local hot springs.
Excellent weavers, they made . . . — — Map (db m257006) HM
Corona's 1-Mile diameter Grand Boulevard Historic District established as a public roadway in 1886 is registered as Corona Historic District No. 6 and has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the . . . — — Map (db m268760) HM
On April 8, 1916, at 1:00 p.m. the third and final Corona Road Race began near Third Street on Grand Boulevard. Twelve drivers were positioned at the Start line with their cars, hoping to win a share of the $12,000 purse. As in the races of 1913 . . . — — Map (db m268759) HM
In 1893 world traveler and businessman Oscar Thieme purchased 27 acres of sheep pastures at the corner of Lester Street (now the extension of Rumpau Street) and Lemon Street (now Chase Drive) and planted Lisbon lemons. He wanted to recreate the . . . — — Map (db m257264) HM
This route was used by Luiseρo and Gabrieleρo Indians, whose villages were nearby. Leandro Serrano established a home here in 1820. Jackson and Warner traveled the road in 1831, and Frιmont in 1848. It was the southern emigrant road for gold seekers . . . — — Map (db m82468) HM
Nearby, two vats were built in 1819 by the Luiseρo Indians under the direction of Leandro Serrano, first non-Indian settler in what is now Riverside County. The vats were used in making leather from cow hides. In 1981 the vats were restored and . . . — — Map (db m50643) HM
Where mail was delivered, horses changed and passengers given rest and a meal. First stage carrying overland mail left Tipton, Missouri on Sept. 15, 1858 and, passing through Temescal arrived in Los Angeles onOct. 7, 1858.
First dedicated by . . . — — Map (db m82155) HM
Nearby, an adobe house was built about 1867. It was occupied until 1898 by Leandro Serrano's widow, Josefa. Under Spanish law, she owned the surrounding 20,000-acre Rancho Temescal; but her ownership was denied by the US Supreme Court. — — Map (db m50645) HM
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior
Built 1927 and still in use
September 28, 2017 — — Map (db m268754) HM
This Craftsman Style building, based upon a Welsh church, was built in 1913. The all-volunteer organization was founded in 1899 to improve the community through numerous innovative service projects.
Architect: Thomas E. Preston
Contractor: . . . — — Map (db m268757) HM
A one-room eight-grade East Vale school house opened in fall
1896, three years after East Vale Elementary School District was
formed with Riverside County. This school house occupied a
portion of the 3,000 acre Fuller Ranch.
The origin of . . . — — Map (db m296160) HM
In 1889 Charles and Ortus Fuller purchased the land between
present-day Schleisman Road and the Santa Ana River, to raise
horses for local transportation in Los Angeles.
In 1928 O.R. Fuller, son of Charles, built an elegant . . . — — Map (db m296161) HM
Within this valley was laid part of the scene, and here resided a number of the characters portrayed in Helen Hunt Jackson's historical novel, "Ramona", which depicted life and presented the status of the Indians of many great ranchos in early . . . — — Map (db m50997) HM
This monument is dedicated to all
airtanker pilots who have lost their
lives while protecting federal, state,
and private lands of the United States
of America, and in particular to the
flight crew of Airtanker 82 who gave
their lives in . . . — — Map (db m257953) HM
This pictograph, representing a maze, is an outstanding example of the work of prehistoric peoples. It, with 575 acres of land, was donated to Riverside County as a county park on April 16, 1955 by Mr. and Mrs. Roger E. Miller. — — Map (db m50993) HM
Pochea was one of cluster of Indian villages forming the very large settlement of Pahsitna which extended along the ridge east and west of Ramona Bowl. Pahsitnah was thriving when the Spanish first passed by in 1774. A tragic story tells of the . . . — — Map (db m50668) HM
The first commercially significant hydroelectric plant in California, designed and built by Gustavus Olivio Newman, went into service here in 1888. Utilizing the flow of the Riverside Water Company Canal to produce about 225 kilowatts of power used . . . — — Map (db m50704) HM
Boy Scouts began organized camping here in 1919
on land given by C.L. Emerson, pioneer Idyllwild
subdivider. The site was chosen by C.J. Carlson,
longtime county wide Scout executive. Rock
mortars indicate that Indians had lived here.
A log . . . — — Map (db m232764) HM
The Hoxie-Vance cabin is officially
listed as a Prairie style resort cabin
of u-shaped configuration and a
hipped roof, constructed in 1923 for
Charles A. Vance and Wyckoff Hoxie
of Tustin, California. This is an
excellent example of . . . — — Map (db m232827) HM
Each year, the desert and pass-dwelling Cahuilla
Indians followed summer's gradual arrival
by moving to higher country of the San Jacinto
Mountains. Living in harmony with the land and its
blessings, the Cahuilla did not separate religion . . . — — Map (db m232747) HM
Originally donated by the Johnson Family.
Built by the town of Idyllwild 1946/1947.
Purchased in 2019, restored then donated
to the people and town of Idyllwild by:
Dorothy & Tom Hawthorne &
Loie & Dave Butterfield,
2020.
Idyllwild . . . — — Map (db m232697) HM
Logging was one of the most significant
impacts on the natural landscape on the
western side of the San Jacinto Mountains.
Beginning in 1875 and lasting through the early 1900s,
a number of logging camps and mills were established
in the . . . — — Map (db m232790) HM
Named Lily Rock in 1898 by a USGS team; it has been thought that
this was possibly for its lily-white appearance. But T.W. Patterson
of Riverside has seen an old photograph of Lily Eastman, on the
reverse of which is written "She was the one . . . — — Map (db m232930) HM
Winner in 2012 of a
National contest held by Gorilla Glue, for
"The World's best use of Gorilla Glue"
by glueing four (4) Local (Old Growth)
Cedar Trees together
using only Gorilla Glue.
Look under youtube/Gorilla Glue - David Roy,
Tough . . . — — Map (db m232701) HM
The Donaldson Futuro is significant as an example of America's collective
confidence as a leader in space flight, technological advancement, and
economic prosperity. Designed by Finnish architect Matti Suuronen, this space-age
home was the . . . — — Map (db m229843) HM
From this location instruments reflected light in 1926 to Mount Wilson, 82 miles northwest. The work was one of a series of experiments conducted by Nobel Prize-winning scientist Dr. Albert A. Michelson to refine the value of the speed of light. . . . — — Map (db m129941) HM
Est. 1887.
Presented by
Valley of the Mist Chapter, National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century,
2010.
The Crescent Bath House
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the . . . — — Map (db m178935) HM
Lake Elsinore Library was opened September
25, 1908 by Altha Merrifield (1892-1982). The
library previously operated in her father's
store on Main Street. When that building
burned down, the library was relocated to
several other sites . . . — — Map (db m257353) HM
Riverside County
Historical Landmark
RIV-90,
approved by
the County of Riverside
Board of Supervisors
February 25, 2014.
Dedicated on May 30, 2015
by the City of Lake Elsinore
& Lake Elsinore Historical Society.
McDonald . . . — — Map (db m257686) HM
Built 1923. Luiseρo Chapter, NSDAR.
Dedicated October 14, 2017.
Riverside County Historical Landmark.
Approved by the County of Riverside Board of Supervisors, October 4, 2011.
Presented to the City of Lake Elsinore. . . . — — Map (db m178932) HM
Basketry, tukmalum, is one of the Pechanga Tribe's most
cherished skills. The magnificent quality of all Luiseρo
basketry, with exceedingly tight weaves and beautiful textural
designs is renowned in the Southern California Tribal . . . — — Map (db m257685) HM
Dedicated to the memory of those who served honorably in the Third Infantry Division United States Army "Rock of the Marne"
"Nous restepons la"
World War I *Aisne *Champagne-Marne *Aisne-Marne *St Mihiel *Meuse-Argonne *Champagne
2 . . . — — Map (db m226428) WM
Pharmacist's Mate First Class,
3 Battalion, 6th Marine
Regiment, 2nd Marine Division,
United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
Citation:
Vierzy, France, and Somme-Py, France July 19, and October 5, 1918
For gallantry . . . — — Map (db m233252) HM WM
Captain, Company E
27th Infantry Regiment
United States Army
G.O. 69 August 2, 1951
Citation:
Vicinity of Soam-Ni Korea 7 February 1951
Capt. Millett, Company E, distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity . . . — — Map (db m233250) HM WM
Platoon Sergeant,
2nd Battalion 7th Marines
United States Marine Corps
Citation:
Solomon Island 26 October 1942
For extraordinary heroism and conspicuously gallantry in action above and beyond the call of duty while serving . . . — — Map (db m233246) HM WM
In memory of those who have gone before "to our departed brothers and sisters" dedicated to the Glory of God November 11th, 1992 Rededicated November 11, 2016 — — Map (db m226426) WM
Staff Sergeant, 19th Infantry,
1st Infantry Division
United States Army
G.O. 91, 19th December 1944
Citation:
Near Goville, France June 9-10, 1944
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond . . . — — Map (db m233247) HM WM
Staff Sergeant, Company F, 127th Infantry,
32d Infantry Division
United States Army
G.O. No.: 89, October 19, 1945
Citation:
Villa Verde Trail, Luzon, Philippine Islands, March 20, 1945
S/Sgt. Villegas was a squad leader when . . . — — Map (db m233248) HM
Built in 1890 on 1-1/2 acres of land donated by William
Snoddy, the 2-classroom school joined a general store and
blacksmith shop as the hub of the community. It served as
an elementary and high school by day and civic meeting place
at night . . . — — Map (db m176744) HM
The Romoland School was built at this location to serve
children living in the Romoland and Homeland areas of the
Perris Valley. Built in 1918 with a Spanish Mission
architectural style, the school operated for 37 years until
1955. The original . . . — — Map (db m176504) HM
Fred and Lelia McCall came from Colorado to California
in 1924 and settled in Menifee with their children,
Mildred, Lloyd and Floyd. They farmed 1,200 acres
between Newport Road and McCall Blvd. Fred served on
local government committees, . . . — — Map (db m176530) HM
Hans Christensen senior, a native of Denmark, arrived in
San Francisco in 1877. Unable to afford passenger fare,
Hans made his way on foot to Los Angeles. In 1882, he
homesteaded land in this location and began farming. In
1892, Hans senior . . . — — Map (db m176665) HM
James B. Ferrell came to California in 1874 from Iowa. He
arrived in the Menifee Valley in 1887 and homesteaded
land later known as Audie Murphy Ranch. He had
constructed a six-room house and barn by 1889. Ferrell
farmed here and raised trotter . . . — — Map (db m176795) HM
Del Webb's Kings Inn, an Old English motif motor hotel,
provided lodging and meals for guests visiting Sun City in
the early 1960's. Both the Inn and Webb's Sun City active
retirement community were modeled after his first
development in Sun . . . — — Map (db m176528) HM
Robert C. Kirkpatrick and his 4 sons traveled by railroad
from Tennessee to California in 1876. The family learned
that land in Menifee could be homesteaded, so each filed on
160 acres in this location. The oldest son, William, and his
wife . . . — — Map (db m176532) HM
In the 1870's, Mr. Andrew Kittilson, a native of Norway lived
in Los Angeles with his wife Myra. In 1882, they traveled to
Menifee by horse-drawn wagon to homestead land. They
filed on 160 acres plus an adjacent 160-acre timberculture
claim. . . . — — Map (db m176668) HM
Alphonse Motte and his brothers came to America from
France in the late 1880's with an interest in sheep and
agriculture. In the 1930's his oldest son John Victor
partnered with brothers Frank and Charles to grow
potatoes, onions, alfalfa and . . . — — Map (db m176512) HM
In 1891, Mr. Charles L. Cooper purchased 300 acres to be
used as a game preserve for hunting quail, dove and rabbit.
In the 1920's, a club house, tennis courts, stables and a
large pool called The Plunge were added. In the 1940's,
Cooper's son . . . — — Map (db m176826) HM
Walter Zeiders came from Pennsylvania to California on a
motorcycle in 1909 at the age of 23 with $17 cash. He worked
as a ranch hand for William Newport. He married Frances Evans in 1913. They had three sons: Cecil, Leslie and Merle.
Walter . . . — — Map (db m176715) HM
William Newport emigrated from Chester, England in 1876 at
age 20. In 1885 he purchased 2,000 acres in Menifee. By 1906
he was farming wheat on 15,000 acres. This is the
approximate location of his house, barns, grain storage
buildings and a . . . — — Map (db m178713) HM
The Galleano Winery is the oldest winemaking operation in Riverside County. In 1927 Domenico Galleano pruchased the ranch from Col. Esteban Cantu, Governor of Baja California (1915-1920), including this house which dates from the 1890s. The barn, . . . — — Map (db m50714) HM
Construction on Lake Hemet Dam began in 1891 and was completed four years later on October of 1895. It stood at 122.5 feet and was the largest solid masonry dam in the world, a title it held for sixteen years.
Building of the dam itself was . . . — — Map (db m78534) HM
Lured by the promise of rich gold ore in the nearby Tahquitz Mining District, Harold Kenworthy arrived in Hemet Valley (now Garner Valley) in 1896 to establish the mining town he called Kenworthy. It was a thriving community with a store, hotel, . . . — — Map (db m78527) HM
This historic site was granted by Governor Pio Pico to Juan Moreno in 1846. The rancho is a prime example of human history in Southern
California. Archaeological evidence indicates that Native Americans occupied this area for over 6000 years and . . . — — Map (db m127950) HM
The town of Pinacate, named for the surrounding mining district, began here in 1882 on the new California Southern Railroad. When the land title became clouded, the railroad moved the siding 2 miles north among new agricultural settlers, starting . . . — — Map (db m176483) HM
The University of California established the Citrus Experiment Station in Riverside in 1906 and moved it into the central and south buildings of this Mission Revival style group in 1918, initiating the present campus. Here Herbert John Webber, Leon . . . — — Map (db m199538) HM
The first commercially significant hydroelectric plant in California, designed and built by Gustavus Olivio Newman, went into service here in 1888. Utilizing the flow of the Riverside Water Company canal to produce about 225 kilowatts of power . . . — — Map (db m304661) HM
Riverside's first church, organized in 1872.
Combined community effort built its first
structure at Sixth and Vine. Opened in 1873
and used also by cooperating faiths, a Gothic
style building was opened on this site in 1887.
This Spanish . . . — — Map (db m176378) HM
This house was purchased in 1915 by local restaurant proprietor Jukichi Harada in the names of his three American-born minor children. It was remodeled and expanded to two stories in 1916. The question of legal ownership of this house resulted . . . — — Map (db m303434) HM
Designed in Queen Anne style for Mrs. James Bettner, widow of an early citrus pioneer, by architect John H. Walls. The home was purchased for restoration by the Riverside Museum Associates, 1969. — — Map (db m302529) HM
Frank A. Miller (1857-1935) made adobe bricks for a small 12 room guest house which he opened in 1876. Over the years by successive building additions he fulfilled his dream by recreating this early California Mission style setting of a hotel. — — Map (db m50994) HM
With the backing of Southern Pacific Railroad magnate Henry E. Huntington, Mount Rubidoux was purchased by Frank Miller of the Mission Inn in 1906. In an attempt to beautify the mountain and to sell residential lots at its base, a road was built and . . . — — Map (db m120431) HM
We honor here the sacrifice of hundreds of thousands of Americans held prisoner of war, and those still listed as Missing In Action since the time of the American Revolution. Some died from disease and starvation, some perished in death marches, . . . — — Map (db m54380) WM
In 1923, voters approved a bond issue for Riverside
to construct its first municipally-owned city hall.
Constructed in the Spanish Colonial revival style,
this structure served the city government until
1975. Sold by the city in 1976, the . . . — — Map (db m176381) HM
To honor Mrs. Eliza Tibbets,
and to commend her good work
in planting at Riverside in 1873
the First Washington
Navel Orange Trees
in California,
native to Bahia Brazil,
proved the most valuable
fruit introduction yet made by
the United . . . — — Map (db m154354) HM
Originally constructed for the YWCA on land donated by Frank A. Miller. Designed in a Spanish
Revival style by architect Julia Morgan. Purchased by the Riverside Art Association in 1966. — — Map (db m176365) HM
Established in Riverside, California, as a
federal school for the education of American Indians.
Dedicated June 18, 1901, and named for
James Schoolcraft Sherman,
chairman of Indian Affairs, House of Representatives,
who promoted the . . . — — Map (db m249929) HM
To Commemorate the introduction of the first Marsh Grapefruit Trees into California, brought to Riverside from Lakeland, Florida in 1890 by Twogood and Cutter, pioneer nurserymen, and to honor J.E. Cutter who planted here one of those first . . . — — Map (db m82144) HM
Developed at U.C.R. and patented in 1980, is one of a series of citrus varieties to emerge from research in the University of California system. It is planted on this 14th day of February, 1982, as a tribute to the Citrus Experiment Station in . . . — — Map (db m199539) HM
Within the building on this site stand the remaining walls of the Trujillo Adobe. The adobe was the center of La Placita de Los Trujillos, a village founded here in the 1860s. Many generations of the Trujillo family lived in the adobe. La Placita . . . — — Map (db m143382) HM
Building designed in Norman Gothic style by architect A.C. Willard and constructed with Arizona sandstone by A.W.Boggs. The founding pastor was George H. Deere. — — Map (db m303978) HM
On September 29, 1976, Cesar Chavez spoke at University Theater at UC Riverside. The Latino American civil rights leader and co-founder of the United Farm Workers (UFW) often visited campuses inviting student support of his causes.
When he . . . — — Map (db m202305) HM
This memorial is dedicated to eulogize
the sacrifices of American Veterans.
It is to commemorate them, their comrades,
their personal and emotional sacrifices,
and to acknowledge those Americans who
have lost loved ones in the service . . . — — Map (db m54379) HM
The original Victoria Bridge was wooden and built in 1891 to
unite the new Arlington Heights tract with downtown.
Designed by William Irving and built by private developers,
the bridge was deeded to the city in 1891. The wooden . . . — — Map (db m217883) HM
University of California Centennial Planting in honor of Herbert John Webber who in 1897 discovered and described motile sperms in the Family Cycadaceae — — Map (db m212932) HM
This historic officer's club is one of few remaining significant buildings from Camp Anza, a World War II staging and debarkation center. Remembered as the "father of Camp Anza," then captain Walter A. Johnson oversaw the rapid construction of the . . . — — Map (db m303426) HM
This Greek revival building was paid for with a donation by industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie and with a local match. Since construction, the library has, at various times, shared the structure with the fire department the . . . — — Map (db m303974) HM
This craftsman bungalow was built for William Childs from a design by Pasadena architect Louis Dufuget Millar. Mr. Childs came to Riverside from the east where he had invented early telephone and telegraph equipment. This structure is a lasting . . . — — Map (db m303920) HM
Whereas butterflies uplift many with their beauty, they became a life consuming passion for Charles Dammers.
A former WW I British sea captain with only a grammar school education, Dammers bought a failing citrus grove at this location in . . . — — Map (db m258205) HM
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