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Historical Markers in Temecula, California

 
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Riverside is the county seat for Riverside County
Temecula is in Riverside County
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1 ► California, Riverside County, Temecula — The Bunkhouse —
On Temecula Parkway.
The building was constructed by, the Vail Company in 1910. At the end of a day a ranch hand would enter the sitting room at the west end of the building to converse or play a game of cards. He would sleep in a bunkroom shared with another ranch . . . — — Map (db m283161) HM
2 ► California, Riverside County, Temecula — The Butterfield Overland Mail Route —
Near Temecula Parkway at Redhawk Parkway, on the right when traveling east.
John Butterfield's Overland Line had a federal contract to carry mail from Tipton, Missouri to San Francisco. Butterfield Overland stagecoaches carried passengers and mail roughly following the Southern Emigrant Trail, making the trip each way . . . — — Map (db m283197) HM
3 ► California, Riverside County, Temecula — Butterfield Stagecoaches —
On Temecula Parkway.
Butterfield Stagecoaches followed the Southern Emigrant Trail into Temecula from September 1858 to March 1861. They stopped at an adobe store once located not far from this location. This store was run by John Magee and served as Temecula's first . . . — — Map (db m283111) HM
4 ► California, Riverside County, Temecula — Cowboys —
On Temecula Parkway.
A good cattle operation depended on the hard work and dedication of their cowboys who saw to the day to day operations of moving cattle from one pasture to another or repairing miles-long fences. It took a full week to ride the fence line around the . . . — — Map (db m283196) HM
5 ► California, Riverside County, Temecula — Dripping Springs Watering Hole —
On Vail Oak Road north of Route 79, on the right when traveling north.
This site is a watering hole that was available for the horses and mules of the Butterfield Overland Mail Line, known to most as the "Butterfield Stage". The main route for these mail-bearing stagecoaches closely followed the Temecula Creek which . . . — — Map (db m153366) HM
6 ► California, Riverside County, Temecula — Emigrants —
On Temecula Parkway.
Tens of thousands of emigrants came to California during the Gold Rush in the late 1840s on the Southern Emigrant Trail, the only route open for travel all year long. The foot trail was opened as a wagon road by the Mormon Battalion who hewed . . . — — Map (db m283192) HM
7 ► California, Riverside County, Temecula — 3 — First National Bank —
On Old Town Front Street at Main Street, on the left when traveling north on Old Town Front Street.
Built in 1912 by Eli Barnett. Completed in 1914, the Temecula bank was locally owned and known as the "Pawn Shop" by its rancher directors. The bank was robbed on August 13th, 1930. The robber was promptly captured by townspeople and the loot was . . . — — Map (db m26202) HM
8 ► California, Riverside County, Temecula — Foreman's House —
On Temecula Parkway.
This building was constructed of wood and adobe in the 1920s as a residence for the ranch foreman and his family. It was originally located at the front of the property. Some of the families who lived here were the James Freemans, Jack Roripaucos . . . — — Map (db m283160) HM
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9 ► California, Riverside County, Temecula — The Great Oak —
Near Rainbow Oaks Drive 3.8 miles south of Temecula Parkway (Interstate 15).
This is the place of the Great Oak or Wi’ia$ha (We-awsh-ah). The great oak is a member of the wi’ia$al or Coast Live Oak Family (Quercus Agrifolia). Estimates range anywhere from 500 to 2000 years old. The Great Oak continues to attract people to . . . — — Map (db m36210) HM
10 ► California, Riverside County, Temecula — 128 — Heart o' the Hills —
On Vía Tornado at Via Novillo, on the right when traveling north on Vía Tornado.
Here, before his death in 1927, Murray Schloss collected 2500 acres for a utopian community. E Clampus Vitus Billy Holcomb Chapter - 1973 Re-dedicated by the Billy Holcomb Chapter E Clampus Vitus in co-operation . . . — — Map (db m78530) HM
11 ► California, Riverside County, Temecula — Hotel Rooms —
On Temecula Parkway.
Small hotel rooms provided lodging along the north and south sides of the adobe during the days of stagecoaches and in later years, during the Vail Ranch days, cowboys stayed in the former hotel rooms. One room is furnished as it may have looked in . . . — — Map (db m283110) HM
12 ► California, Riverside County, Temecula — Native Americans —
On Temecula Parkway.
The Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians has been in the Temecula Valley for time immemorial beginning at the village of Teméeku near the confluence of the Temecula and Murrieta Creeks and spreading throughout the valley. They were forcibly removed from . . . — — Map (db m283185) HM
13 ► California, Riverside County, Temecula — Patricia H. Birdsall — Temecula Resident — City Council Member & Mayor —
Near Deer Hollow Way 0.1 miles north of Pechanga Parkway (County Road 16), on the left when traveling north.
Patricia H. Birdsall (Pat) was known for her genuine love for Temecula, and for her countless hours of volunteer service for the benefit of the entire Temecula Valley. Prior to the city's incorporation in 1989, Pat served for many years as a . . . — — Map (db m195086) HM
14 ► California, Riverside County, Temecula — Treaty of Temecula —
Near Temecula Parkway east of Redhawk Parkway.
In this adobe, January 5, 1852, Treaty of Peace and Friendship entered into at village of Temecula between United States and San Luis Rey Kahwea, and Cocomcahra Indians. Treaty important factor furthering relations between southern California . . . — — Map (db m135363) HM
15 ► California, Riverside County, Temecula — Vail Ranch Cookhouse —
On Temecula Parkway.
Louis and Ramona Wolf probably built the center of the structure and lived in it during, the 1880s. The Ludy family added to it and the Vails remodeled in 1910 and again in the 1950s. The Vail Company had an executive dining room and a separate . . . — — Map (db m283113) HM
16 ► California, Riverside County, Temecula — The Wolf Store —
Near Temecula Parkway east of Redhawk Parkway.
This structure, one of the oldest surviving buildings in Riverside County, was constructed in 1866 and served as a general store along the Southern Emigrant Trail and also as Temecula's post office from 1870 to 1882. Louis Wolf, the proprietor and . . . — — Map (db m191449) HM
 
 
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Oct. 16, 2026