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On Bradley Road south of Newport Road, on the right when traveling south.
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
On Ethanac Road at Matthews Road, on the left when traveling east on Ethanac Road.
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
On Nectarine Street at Trailhead Drive, on the left when traveling south on Nectarine Street.
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
On Craig Avenue east of Antelope Road, on the right when traveling east.
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
On Rattle Dance Way east of Lone Pine Drive, on the left when traveling east.
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
On Bradley Road, 0.1 miles south of Cherry Hills Drive, on the right when traveling south.
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
On Menifee Road at Reviere Drive, on the right when traveling south on Menifee Road.
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
On Garbani Road east of Antelope Road, on the right when traveling east.
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
On California Route 74 at Autumn Winds Drive, on the left when traveling east on State Route 74.
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
On La Bertha Lane at Quail Place, on the left when traveling east on La Bertha Lane.
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
On Zeiders Road, 0.3 miles south of Scott Road, on the right when traveling south.
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
On Lazy Creek Road just west of Brookfield Drive, on the right when traveling west.
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
