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Historical Markers and War Memorials in San Bernardino County, California
San Bernardino is the county seat for San Bernardino County
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A free, graded road crossed here, running from Holcomb Valley to join the Brown Toll Road through the Cajon Pass. Citizens of Belleville raised $1,500 in 1861 to hire Jed Van Duzen, a local blacksmith, to build this road. — — Map (db m166290) HM
In 1848, a detour branched off the ancient
Mojave Trail (parallels Choiceana Avenue) going
west to Cajon's old summit. In 1870, road maker
John Brown enlarged the detour which with
time became a major thoroughfare. Padre Garces,
Jed Smith, Kit . . . — — Map (db m166560) HM
In 1870, road builder John A.
Brown upgraded a small
path into a road ten miles
in length. Running between
Cajon's old summit and the
prehistoric Mojave Trail, it
passed through Hesperia
diagonally crossing today's
Main Street in the . . . — — Map (db m166640) HM
[This is a four sided monument with four different markers:]Side A:
Las Flores Ranch
Near this spot on March 25, 1866, Edwin Parrish, Nephi Bemis and Pratt Whiteside, young cowboys employed on this ranch, were ambushed, . . . — — Map (db m166670) HM
Largest old barn in Southern California. Erected in 1872 by ranch owners, Amos P. Houlton and James F. Houghton, with lumber cut and transported from Sawpit Canyon by oxen. — — Map (db m166669) HM
Miller's Corner was created when State
Highway 31-C bypassed downtown Hesperia.
This corner received its name from an auto
mechanic named Miller who in 1923 opened a
garage here.
1930 saw a large national airport built
immediately south . . . — — Map (db m166535) HM
Mojave Indian Trail
Over 12,000 years ago the Anasazi people originally used the trail. In prehistoric times, the trail was used as a trade route to the sea. South of this area also lies the Vanyume village of Atongai, long extinct. . . . — — Map (db m166638) HM
This is the oldest existing building in
the city. On the first day of school, 23
students were on hand. For the next
74 years, the school continued to grow.
With one teacher and
first through eighth
grades all in one room,
this frontier . . . — — Map (db m166555) HM
In 1850, a man named Hanbrier erected the first commercial building in Topipa, Hesperia‘s original Indian name. A major road passed this general store leading to and from Cajon’s old summit. Homesteaders settled close by, but years of drought drove . . . — — Map (db m166668) HM
Life giving water, urgently
needed in growing Hesperia,
first arrived at this place in
1886. Flumes, pipe, and
ditches transported it seven
miles from high in the San
Bernardino Mountains.
By the 1950's, Hesperia's
water came from wells . . . — — Map (db m166556) HM
This was as close as Hesperia
got to Route 66. In 1940, Leroy
and Della Rolar opened a
service station-cafe on this
property to help serve
increasing motorists'
needs along Route 66.
State Highway 31-C
became U.S. Route 66 in
1928. Actually . . . — — Map (db m166730) HM
The station was first named in
1887. This important railroad
center began its decline in 1967
and no longer exists. Here, for
over half a century, mighty
steam engines thundered by in
their battle to cross the
menacing Cajon
Pass. A . . . — — Map (db m166292) HM
Walters Store is the oldest
existing business building in
the city. It started out as a
general merchandise store. Here,
young Hesperia purchased its
needs as did motorists who passed
by for nine years
using the National
Old Trails Road. — — Map (db m166554) HM
Highland played an important role in the
Citrus Belt of the San Bernardino Valley.
Historic development began during the
1850's when members of the Cram and
Van Leuven families settled at the base of
the East Highlands bench. In 1858 . . . — — Map (db m198023) HM
Once serving citrus trucks, the Iron Bridge now beckons trail users.
This bridge originated in Illinois at
Joliet Iron and Steel Works, once the second largest steel mill in the country.
It was constructed in 1912 to span the
Mojave . . . — — Map (db m197847) HM
Established to honor those men and women who have lived, worked and
received treatment at this institution; and to reflect on the significant role it has
played in the advancement of psychiatric treatment in California.
Through this museum . . . — — Map (db m197718) HM
This bridge was originally part of six spans which crossed the Santa Ana River on La Cadena
Street between the cities of Colton and Riverside, California, in the early 1900's.
In 1933 the bridge was relocated to Greenspot Road by the County of San . . . — — Map (db m198021) HM
In memory of his contribution:
Major Michael Adams, USAF,
The First In-Flight Fatality of the American Space Program
On November 15, 1967 Adams conducted a sub-orbital space flight with the mission of performing six scientific experiments. . . . — — Map (db m196351) HM
Cajon Pass, separating the San Bernardino and San Gabriel ranges, has long been an important natural gateway. It is traversed by Indian trails, emigrant routes, railroads, and a superhighway. Early in the nineteenth century it became the southern . . . — — Map (db m119252) HM
Several panels outline the history of the Kelso Depot
Kelso: Why here?
The railroad town of Kelso arose because of the steepness of the grade beyond and the abundance of groundwater below.
The Cima Grade was too long and . . . — — Map (db m80564) HM
After several decades, the infamous, two cell, metal jail is in its original home near the Kelso Depot Visitor Center in Mojave National Preserve. Twelve years ago, officials at the Barstow office of the Health Department wanted it removed from . . . — — Map (db m82386) HM
Club Arrowhead Villas was constructed and dedicated in 1926 by The Atkins Corporation as seen on the pillared entrance to Arrowhead Villas. It was to be a luxury resort catering to wealthy patrons from across the country seeking adventure and . . . — — Map (db m94403) HM
"I never thought I would outlive the trees"
A century old herself in 2005, and seeing many of her beloved trees bow to beetle and flame, Pauliena Lafuze had done just that. She has been a Lake Arrowhead Woman's Club member since the . . . — — Map (db m30409) HM
Founded in 1986 as the Crest Forest Historical Society, the Rim of the World Historical Society now operates the Mountain History Museum in this renovated San Bernardino County Firehouse.
Today, in its 25th anniversary year, the society . . . — — Map (db m72092) HM
The Integratron is the creation of George Van Tassel, and is based on the design of Moses' Tabernacle, the writings of Nikola Tesla, and telepathic directions from extraterrestrials. The domed structure 35 feet high and 55 feet in diameter, was . . . — — Map (db m78533) HM
To the United States Soldiers of Camp Rock Spring --- who guarded the U.S. Mail
No glory there, nor much chance for military fame, but true patriots and heroes were they, to submit to such privations--yet these are the nurseries of the army, . . . — — Map (db m78592) HM
As many as eighteen enlisted men of Company "D," 9th U.S. Infantry once served duty here within the now crumbling walls of "Fort Pah-Ute." Although never established as an official fort, "Pah-Ute Creek," as it was commonly called, did house a small . . . — — Map (db m51274) HM
In January of 1893 construction of Isaac C. Blake's Nevada Southern Railway commenced northward from Goffs toward Manvel (later known as Barnwell) for the purpose of hauling ore from the mining districts of southeastern California and southern . . . — — Map (db m78524) HM
"Guachama Rancheria, lying along this road, was named San Bernardino May 20, 1810, by Francisco Dumetz. In 1819 it became the San Bernardino Rancho of Mission San Gabriel. The adobe administration building stood about 70 yds. north of this spot, . . . — — Map (db m51015) HM
Conflicts between Indians and white settlers over the rich lands of the San Bernardino Mountains culminated in The Battle at Chimney Rock on February 16, 1867. Although the Indians defended themselves fiercely, they were forced to retreat into the . . . — — Map (db m63982) HM
This area of Lucern Valley became known as Old Woman Springs when a government survey party discovered a number of Indian women camping here in 1856. The original water source, now called Cottonwood Springs, is directly in front of you. In 1907 . . . — — Map (db m78538) HM
In Honor of
Peter Davidson
Born in Scotland, 1826, settled in Lucerne Valley in 1883 and is believed to be the areas first white settler. He build a home on the knoll behind this site and gave food and lodging to wayfarers.
He died, . . . — — Map (db m63948) HM
In January 1867 Indians left their camp east of Chimney Rock to go into the San Bernardino Mountains where they looted and burned several cabins and a sawmill. In retaliation, a possee surprised the Indians at their camp and killed and wounded many, . . . — — Map (db m125886) HM
...and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. Micah 4:3
With the end of World War II and the onset of the Cold . . . — — Map (db m78521) HM
At this location, Ragtown stood as a part of the once-booming "Buckeye Mining District". One mine in the district, the Bagdad-Chase, discovered by John Suter in the 1880s, was to become the largest single source of copper and gold in San Bernardino . . . — — Map (db m163984) HM
Seeking a more efficient way to get borax from his mines on the east side of Death Valley to processing facilities near Los Angeles, and hoping to tap the booms at Rhyolite, Tonopah, and Goldfield, Nevada, Francis Marion Smith built the Tonopah and . . . — — Map (db m78526) HM
Lytle Creek Canyon in the San Gabriel Mountains has a long and interesting history. It is named for Andrew Lytle, who served as a company commander in the famed Mormon Battalion during the Mexican War. Lytle was among the earliest settlers of the . . . — — Map (db m78514) HM
Commemorating enrollees, CCC Co’s. 541, 1341, 1941, 1943, and Forest Service - Military - Civilian personnel, CCC Camp Mill Creek F150, FD150.
This plaque acknowledges the many
accomplishments of all concerned.
History . . . — — Map (db m197571) HM
In memory of
Henry Harbinson Sinclair,
1858-1914.
A testimonial to his high and useful
service as a pioneer
in the establishment
and development of the
hydro electric industry in California. — — Map (db m155025) HM
By the mid-nineteenth century the San Bernardino Mountains and Valley were becoming enveloped with civilization. Travelers, merchants, families and explorers were constantly trekking the area, using the old Indian trails and logging roads that had . . . — — Map (db m95645) HM
Long ago, Mohave Indians used a network of pathways to cross the Mojave Desert. In 1826, American trapper Jedediah Smith used their paths and became the first non-Indian to reach the California coast overland from mid-America. The paths were worked . . . — — Map (db m96576) HM
The 47,877 square miles of the Mojave Desert occupy a significant portion of southeastern California and extend into southern Nevada, southwestern Utah, and northwestern Arizona. The desert is named after the Mojave Native American tribe and is . . . — — Map (db m229545) HM
While fighting in Europe during World War I, Bert Smith was exposed to poison gasses used during that war. Returning to the U.S. with scarred lungs, Bert eventually moved to the Mojave Desert in the late 1920s.
When Bert built his Rock . . . — — Map (db m172446) HM
This monument located on site of the
Morongo Indian Village
Here John Morongo was born 1850, became outstanding member of the Morongo clan for whom Morongo Basin was named. Later was appointed U.S. Peace Officier with title of . . . — — Map (db m80563) HM
Today, Valley Wells is part of the Great Mojave Desert,
but as recently as 15,000 years ago, this area was home
to grasslands and temperate forests. As the environment
of an area changes, so must its inhabitants either adapt
or perish. How . . . — — Map (db m221111) HM
Cars completed the transportation revolution.
Two lane roads like Route 66 and the Arrowhead
Highway (road that Interstate 15 replaced)
crossed the Mojave, and connected with a
network of often dirt roads that gave motorized
access to the . . . — — Map (db m221144) HM
To cross the dry and rugged Mojave Desert, early inhabitants developed foot trails traveling from spring to spring. These trails evolved from footpaths to pack routes and then wagon roads as Euro-Americans entered the desert. Railroad routes strayed . . . — — Map (db m83462) HM
By the late 1800s, transcontinental railroads were uniting the nation. The Southern Pacific was the first to cross the Mojave Desert in 1883. Train routes provided economical transportation for raw materials like minerals and cattle to larger . . . — — Map (db m83948) HM
Gold and silver discoveries during the mid-1800s brought hundreds of prospectors trekking across the eastern Mojave. Ephemeral camps sprang up throughout the desert as miners discovered copper and silver in nearby mountains. Ranchers moving into . . . — — Map (db m83927) HM
In the late 1860's copper was discovered on Clark Montain and the Clark Mining District was organized. Ore was rich but high transportation costs soon caused mining to cease. In the late 1890's the railroad came within 30 miles and the original . . . — — Map (db m78573) HM
In 1776, while Spain was establishing missions in California, Father Garces became in the first known Europe to travel along Indian trails here. Mojave Indians helped guide Garces west to the San Gabriel Mission. In 1826, famed trapper and explorer . . . — — Map (db m83463) HM
Humans have lived in the Mojave Desert for perhaps 12,000 years. The earliest humans inhabited this region during times of higher precipitation, when the dry lake beds of today were filled with water. Their projectile points, scrapers, and other . . . — — Map (db m83464) HM
The Evolution of Route 66
Commissioned in 1926 and dubbed the "Mother Road," Route 66 linked Chicago and Los Angeles - a highway of hope that led thousands of people to a new life in the West.
In 1926, less than half of Route 66 was . . . — — Map (db m201747) HM
Camp Ibis was established at this site in the spring of 1942 – one of eleven such camps built in the California – Arizona Desert to harden and train United States Troops for service on the battlefields of World War II.
The 440th AAA . . . — — Map (db m78585) HM
This bridge marks the site where the National Old Trails Highway later Highway 66 crossed the Colorado River. It links the Mojave Indian lands visited by Father Garces in 1776. Near this location the American Explorer, Jedediah Smith and his band of . . . — — Map (db m50647) HM
Formerly one of the grandest Harvey House Hotel, Restaurant & Santa Fe Train Stations. The hotel and restaurant were open from 1908 to 1949. The train station closed in 1988.
Recognized by Hampton Hotels Save-A-Landmark program as a site . . . — — Map (db m33445) HM
This old "West Needles" Cantilever Signal, reportedly the last one between Albuquerque and Los Angeles was relocated to this site with funds raised by The Friends of the Centennial in honor of the The Needles Railroad Workers.
Special thanks to . . . — — Map (db m132964) HM
This marker commemorates the iron column erected in 1876 at the southernmost tip of the boundary survey line run by Allexey W. Von Schmidt, U. S. astronomer and surveyor. The line dividing Nevada and California was based on preliminary geodetic work . . . — — Map (db m29468) HM
This boundary monument, a cast iron column erected in 1873, marks the southern terminus of the California – Nevada State Boundary established by A. W. Von Schmidt's 1872 – 73 survey. Von Schmidt's line, the first officially recognized . . . — — Map (db m29467) HM
Originally built in the 1950s, this world-famous restaurant was the location of the 1988 film, "Bagdad Café," which became the new name of the restaurant in 1995. — — Map (db m160081) HM
In 1857 former Navy Lt. Edward Beale opened a wagon road along
the 35th parallel while also testing camels for desert transport.
He crossed the Colorado near Needles, CA. By 1858 the U.S. mail was
running over this route. In August 1858 a wagon . . . — — Map (db m159410) HM
Camp Cady was located on the Mojave Road which connected Los Angeles to Albuquerque. Non-Indian travel on this and the nearby Salt Lake Road was beset by Paiutes, Mohaves, and Chemehuevis defending their homeland. To protect both roads, Camp Cady . . . — — Map (db m50718) HM
The Harvard Family settled at this location in 1923,
running a mill for the local grains, supplying
chickens and produce to the growing community.
Jack Haryard created Lake Tami, a recreational
water spot popular for tandem peddle boats. It . . . — — Map (db m159413) HM
In 1948 residents of Harvard rallied together to
complete the Harvard Community Reservoir. Lined
with locally mined bentonite to keep the water from
draining, the new reservoir served this community of
farmers and homesteaders for decades and . . . — — Map (db m159412) HM
The River Bluff Ranch is on the north bank of the Mojave River near the historic locations of Calico Ghost Town, Newberry Springs, Yermo, and abandoned relics of U.S. Army outpost Camp Cady. To the east are the Mojave Road, the Old Spanish Trail, . . . — — Map (db m159411) HM
The history of Newberry Springs can be traced back more than 20,000 years. Digs at the Early Man Site north of here discovered tools dating prior to 20,000 BC. At that time, much of the land was covered by the prehistoric Lake Manix. Then, around . . . — — Map (db m119927) HM
Gold was discovered in the nearby Castle Mountains in December 1907 by Jim Hart and the Hitt brothers, Bert and Clark. The town of Hart quickly sprang up. Its five hotels and eight saloons served a population of about 400. The relatively quiet town . . . — — Map (db m150924) HM
The town of Nipton was born on February 9, 1905 with the coming of the first train on the newly constructed San Pedro, Los Angles and Salt Lake Railroad. Originally called Nippeno Camp after a nearby gold discovery, the name was changed to Nipton . . . — — Map (db m78555) HM
John S. Armstrong, founder of Armstrong Nurseries, purchased the 20 acres on the Southwest corner of Euclid Avenue and Sixth Street in order to establish a planned neighborhood adjacent to the site for his mansion. The tract was developed with a 40 . . . — — Map (db m151117) HM
Central School was founded in 1887 and was Ontario’s first public
school. This is the third school building on this site and was
designed by Harry L. Pierce. It was built in 1934 as a WPA project.
It is one of the finest examples of Art Deco . . . — — Map (db m161078) HM
115 - 431 East Fourth Street
116 - 224 East Harvard Place
116 - 328 East Princeton Street
1130 - 1158 North Columbia Avenue
1914
Lydia Belle Ford subdivided the College Park Tract into 48 lots on September 11, 1914. It was one of the . . . — — Map (db m151116) HM
The "Model Colony"
The El Morado Tract was developed between 1912 and 1922. Two stone pillars with Egyptian Revival style caps mark the entrance to the neighborhood. El Morado Court was originally designed for Model-T and horse-and-buggy passage, . . . — — Map (db m151107) HM
Ontario's history has been shaped by pioneers who built a new community by combining their own knowledge and skills with the energy and determination generated by the promise of
this extraordinary landscape. George Chaffey, Ontario's founder, . . . — — Map (db m149487) HM
Founder of Ontario
Engineer, Developer, Inventor
His vision for a thriving
model colony laid the foundation
for all that Ontario has become.
John Edwards Svenson, FNSS Sculptor — — Map (db m150971) HM
Standing here in 1904, you would see the Guasti Stone Cellar to the southeast. The cellar was built of granite stone. This stone was all brought down to the valley from the foothills in Alta Loma — a distance of some twelve to fourteen miles. . . . — — Map (db m129302) HM
From August 14, 1888, to September 24th, 1895,
the Ontario & San Antonio Heights R.R.
Company’s gravity mule car transported citizens
up-and-down Euclid Avenue from Holt Boulevard
to 24th Street. The cars were designed by
John H. Tayes. . . . — — Map (db m37512) HM
This is one of nine young pepper trees purchased and planted on Euclid Avenue by the students of Ontario's nine public elementary schools in observance of Arbor Day, March 8, 1954.
The young trees were planted as replacements for mature trees . . . — — Map (db m124287) HM
This mill was used in the early days of California. Olives were placed in the large
vessel and crushed by the solid granite wheels, weighing about 12,000 lbs. The crushed olives were pushed into burlap sacks that were placed over the gate. The . . . — — Map (db m127363) HM
Ontario Town Square reflects the City's appreciation for the personality and charm of our community. The things that originally drew people to Ontario are still here. Ontario Town Square honors Ontario's history by providing snapshots from our past . . . — — Map (db m150912) HM
The Rosewood Tract was developed from 1925 to the beginning of World War II during Ontario's transition from an agricultural colony to a city. Rosewood Court's diverse architectural styles depict the influence of European architecture during World . . . — — Map (db m151112) HM
This fountain was built by the Women's
Christian Temperance Union and dedicated
to this City of Ontario on July 4th 1908, to
provide the town with "a drinking fountain
where only the pure, sparkling water
can be had at any time by the . . . — — Map (db m37513) HM
Dedicated July 4, 2019 in commemoration of the original
Camp Cajon Monument located about
300' north of this site, and
dedicated July 4, 1919. — — Map (db m158045) HM
In June 1851, 500 Mormon Pioneers came through this pass to enter the San Bernardino Valley where they colonized and established a prosperous community. — — Map (db m140423) HM
For centuries the Cajon Pass has been an important thoroughfare for travelers and traders between the Mojave Desert and Southern California. Following the route of the Old Spanish Trail, most travelers transited the pass on its east side. This . . . — — Map (db m80751) HM
Erected in honor of the brave pioneers of California in 1917 by pioneers Sheldon Stoddard, Sydney F. Waite, John Brown Jr., George Miller, George M. Cooley, Silas C. Cox, Richard Weir, Jasper N. Corbett — — Map (db m157687) HM
William M. Bristol, founder of Camp Cajon: 1859-1941
William Bristol came to Southern California in 1882, and purchased an orange orchard in East Highland in 1891. He married Francis "Fannie" Dearborn in 1893, and the Bristol's went on to . . . — — Map (db m208068) HM
Pioneertown was founded in 1946 by a group of Hollywood personalities led by cowboy actors Dick Curtis and Russell Hayden as a permanent 1880s town for filming western movies. On Sept 1, 1946 Roy Rogers broke ground for the first buildings. Assisted . . . — — Map (db m78539) HM
On March 8, 1776, Fr. Francis Garces, OFM, on his most famous journey of over 2,000 miles from Mission San Xavier Del Bac, Tucson, Arizona, to Mission San Gabriel, California, rested here and named these waterholes "St. John of God Springs", (Marl . . . — — Map (db m56915) HM
Don Tiburcio Tapia receives a land grant from Governor of Mexico, starts cattle ranch and Cucamonga Winery, California's oldest winery. — — Map (db m214322) HM
