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

Palisades Ranch Museum

courtesy Mohahve Historical Society

1. Palisades Ranch Museum Marker

Inscription.
100 Year Time Capsule, placed in floor of Palisades Ranch Museum on January 19, 1990, to be opened January 19, 2090.
By the Robert T. Older family, Mohahve Historical Society, and the Helendale School Dist.
Located 1½ miles west of this site.

Time Capsule Monument:
Original placement - National Trails Highway, Helendale, 1990.
Removed circa 2010 by an unknown party.
Discovered Oct. 2021 on Palisades Ranch property.
Relocated to Apple Valley Aug. 2022.
A project of Mohahve Historical Society and Helendale School District.

Erected 1990 by Mohahve Historical Society, and Helendale School District.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Time Capsules series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1990.

Location. 34° 31.945′ N, 117° 13.785′ W. Marker is in Apple Valley, California, in San Bernardino County. It can be reached from the intersection of Highway 18 and Symeron Road. Located on private property, not visible from the street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 19900 CA-18, Apple Valley CA 92307, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Los Angeles,

in the Peninsular Ranges,

and specifically in the Transverse Ranges.

It is also in the American Southwest.

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 8

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other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Family Home of B.J. Westlund, then Roy Rogers (within shouting distance of this marker); A National Hero, a Local Hero (approx. 3½ miles away); Mormon Springs (approx. 3.6 miles away); California Route 66 Museum, Victorville, California (approx. 3.7 miles away); Old Town Victorville Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.8 miles away); Thorn Train Siding (approx. 5 miles away); Emma Jean's (approx. 5.2 miles away); John Brown Road at The Mojave Trail (approx. 5½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Apple Valley.

More about this marker. The marker was relocated here on private property for safekeeping in 2022, and the time capsule was re-buried at the Helendale Elementary School in 2023.

Regarding Palisades Ranch Museum.
Robert T. Older was the museum owner. After he passed away, the museum closed, and in 2018 the property became a nature preserve.

courtesy Mohahve Historical Society

2. Palisades Ranch Museum Marker

Now located behind a private home.

Photographed by Craig Baker, September 22, 2025

3. Palisades Ranch Museum Marker

The marker can not be viewed from outside the fence.

Palisades Ranch Entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, September 22, 2025

4. Palisades Ranch Entrance

12 miles northwest of the marker. Now a nature preserve.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 16, 2025, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 283 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 16, 2025, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 3. submitted on September 22, 2025, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 4. submitted on March 21, 2025, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.