Historical Markers and War Memorials in Rancho Cucamonga, California
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On Foothill Boulevard (California Route 66) east of Baker Avenue, on the right.
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
1839: Cucamonga Rancho Winery (Thomas Vineyard Company Winery). California's oldest winery. Built some time after March 3, 1839 by Tiburcio Tapia. Construction began when Governor Juan B. Alvarado granted Rancho de Cucamonga to Tapia.
1882: . . . — — Map (db m151434) HM
On Amethyst Avenue, 0.1 miles north of 19th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Honoring All Who ServedDonald N. Clayton · Creighton Pat Walsh · Antonio Rodriguez · Henry A. Rollins · Floyd M. Keith · ☆WM F. Williams · Frank N. Van Fleet · Marvin G. Billings · Orval Keith · Harold G. Hamner · Norman H. Clayton · . . . — — Map (db m149887) WM
On Amethyst Avenue, 0.2 miles north of Baseline Road, on the right when traveling south.
Side A:
Alta Loma Packing House
This area was once the site of several large citrus packing houses.
The citrus industry was a vital part of the economy of the area for 60 years. The first packing house in Alta Loma, organized . . . — — Map (db m149821) HM
Near Foothill Boulevard, 0.1 miles west of Rochester Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
A major blow to the Cucamonga Valley's expanding vineyards was the passage of The Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution in 1919, known simply as "Prohibition". This national ban on the production and sale, not to mention the consumption, of . . . — — Map (db m149467) HM
On Foothill Boulevard (U.S. 66), on the right when traveling west.
As early as 1914 William Harvey, the original owner of the station, had been serving the agricultural and motoring needs of the Cucamonga region.
Built in 1915 the Cucamonga Service Station continued to serve motorists when this highway became . . . — — Map (db m230433) HM
On Highridge Place at Arrow Route, on the right when traveling north on Highridge Place.
Originally the site of a Great Depression-Era housing camp. This 15 acre area served as a low escape risk camp for Italian prisoners of war between 1944 and 1946. Under the direction of the U.S. Army and local farmers, close to 500 Italian POWs were . . . — — Map (db m151257) HM
Near Foothill Boulevard (U.S. 66) at Highridge Place, on the right when traveling west.
Originally the site of a Great Depression-Era housing camp. This 15 acre area served as a low escape risk camp for Italian prisoners of war between 1944 and 1946. Under the direction of the U.S. Army and local farmers, close to 500 Italian POWs were . . . — — Map (db m151258) HM
8916 Foothill Blvd.
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Built: 1939
This is the site of California's oldest winery. It was built in 1839 by Tiburcio Tapia by the hands of many Chinese laborers. Construction began sometime after March 3, 1839, when . . . — — Map (db m244712) HM
On Archibald Avenue at Church Street, on the right when traveling south on Archibald Avenue.
City of Rancho Cucamonga Historic Landmark. Built 1907. Cucamonga Rock Church. Sponsor: Rio Hondo Parlor 294 Native Sons of the Golden West. — — Map (db m149332) HM
On Foothill Boulevard just west of Archibald Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
The Cucamonga Service Station was built by Henry Klusman in 1915 on the State Route which would 10 years later, be designated as U.S. Route 66. This type and style of station is one of the few remaining that once numbered in the thousands and . . . — — Map (db m119923) HM
This station was already in operation when U.S. Route 66 was established in 1926 and was a welcome place to stop between San Bernardino and Los Angeles on what became known as America's Mother's Road.
This property is listed in the National . . . — — Map (db m230434) HM
On Foothill Boulevard (Route 66) at Vineyard Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Foothill Boulevard.
Established by Tiburcio Tapia, to whom the Cucamonga Rancho was granted March 3, 1839 by Governor Juan Bautista Alvarado of Mexico.
text on the interpretive sign:
The Thomas Winery . . . More than a century of service. . . . — — Map (db m149064) HM
On Archibald Avenue at 6th Street, on the right when traveling south on Archibald Avenue.
This vineyard was founded by Wilford H. DeBerard, an early Rancho Cucamonga rancher. In 1910, Wilford built a house on this site and established vineyards. The family became instrumental in establishing the Cucamonga Pioneer Winery and served as a . . . — — Map (db m149763) HM
On Hillside Road, 0.1 miles west of Archibald Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
This land was once part of a large citrus ranch. This house was the home of Captain Peter A. Demens, a Russian nobleman who was instrumental in the development of the area. He was involved in bringing the railroad to Alta Loma. In addition, he was . . . — — Map (db m149094) HM
On Foothill Boulevard (Route 66) 0.2 miles east of Hellman Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
The "El Camino Real Bells" have long been in place since the early part of the last century to mark the original route of "El Camino Real" from San Diego to Sonoma in California. The El Camino Real, (Royal Highway or King's Highway), closely follows . . . — — Map (db m150315) HM
On Day Creek Boulevard at Firehouse Court, on the right when traveling south on Day Creek Boulevard.
This is one of five wineries surviving out of 60 such operations which once dominated the cultural livelihood of the Cucamonga Valley. Winery cofounder John B. Ellena focused after 1949 on producing wine vinegar almost exclusively, and the Regina . . . — — Map (db m149493) HM
Near Day Creek Boulevard, 0.1 miles north of Baseline Road.
Built in the late teens, the Etiwanda Grape Products Company, owned by the Colombero Family, was a good example of the typical family-owned winery in the southern Etiwanda area. Beneath the small complex of buildings were tunnels where winemaking . . . — — Map (db m151433) HM
On Etiwanda Avenue, 0.1 miles south of Victoria Street, on the right when traveling north.
Established in 1883 at the corner of East Avenue and Baseline, amidst the grape vineyards and citrus groves, the Etiwanda School District started as a one-room wooden school building for grades one through twelve. The school district moved to the . . . — — Map (db m150466) HM
Near Foothill Boulevard, 0.1 miles west of Rochester Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
The post-war migration to Southern California from all parts of the country, when combined with other key factors, eroded the Cucamonga Valley viticulture industry irreparably. Starting in 1942 with Kaiser's mammoth steel plant in Fontana, which . . . — — Map (db m149468) HM
On Etiwanda Avenue at Victoria Street, on the right when traveling south on Etiwanda Avenue.
At this location stood The Frost Brothers General Store, purchased by George Frost in the mid 1890s. George Frost was a horticulturist, working for the Chaffey Brothers in the Etiwanda area after moving from Canada in 1882. One of Etiwanda's early . . . — — Map (db m150190) HM
On Hellman Avenue at Wilson Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Hellman Avenue.
This Victorian farm house was built in 1898 by Gerhardt (known as G.P.) Ledig, who managed one of the area's largest citrus ranches and was the first member of the prominent Ledig family to settle in what was then called Ioamosa. It was one of 5 . . . — — Map (db m150761) HM
Near Firehouse Court, 0.1 miles west of Day Creek Boulevard.
The design of the winery was inspired by the Mission Inn in Riverside and built by John Klusman and M.E. Post in 1910. From 1912 to 1962, Garrett and Company produced wine, except during Prohibition, at which time Virginia Dare grape concentrate . . . — — Map (db m161080) HM
Near Foothill Boulevard, 0.1 miles west of Rochester Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
The enlarged vineyard of the Cucamonga Rancho in the 1860s, covering over 150 acres, set the standard for others who come to seek a living or a fortune in viticulture. After her husband, John Rains, was murdered in 1862, faced with mounting debts . . . — — Map (db m149461) HM
Near Foothill Boulevard, 0.1 miles west of Rochester Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Born in 1859 in the Piemonte region of Italy, Secundo Guasti had been surrounded by vines and wines throughout his childhood. Coming to America in 1884, he assimilated into the Italian community in Los Angeles and soon began growing grapes there. . . . — — Map (db m149463) HM
On Foothill Boulevard east of Baker Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Directly to your right are examples of the types of pavements used in California highway building during the early 1900s.
This road was originally part of the Old Spanish Trail, used by early California explorers and settlers as a stagecoach . . . — — Map (db m120642) HM
On Etiwanda Avenue at Pacific Electric Trail, on the left when traveling north on Etiwanda Avenue.
The Isle house origins date back to the founding of the Etiwanda Colony in the early 1880s by George and William Chaffey. George had been educated as an engineer, and his brother William had a background in agriculture. They formed a partnership . . . — — Map (db m149462) HM
On Etiwanda Avenue, 0.1 miles south of Victoria Street, on the right when traveling south.
Here stands the home of George F. and Jessica Johnston. The Johnstons were an early pioneer family in the Etiwanda community when they constructed the home in 1888. George Johnston established and cultivated vineyards around the home and became one . . . — — Map (db m150191) HM
On Foothill Boulevard, 0.1 miles east of Grove Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
The Magic Lamp Inn has been a dining tradition on Route 66 since 1955.
Recognized by Hampton Hotels Save-A-Landmark program as a site worth seeing. — — Map (db m158338) HM
The Pacific Electric Railroad was once the world's largest interurban and street railway system. It stretched west to Santa Monica, south to Newport Beach, and east into Redlands and Riverside. The system's hub was centered in the City of Los . . . — — Map (db m214345) HM
On Foothill Boulevard (Route 66) at Vineyard Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Foothill Boulevard.
This site sits at the base of the prominent Red Hill Landmark. The early historic importance of the property stems from its proximity to a reliable water source, Cucamonga Creek, and to its location on the major roadway between Los Angeles and San . . . — — Map (db m117911) HM
On Hillside Road, 0.1 miles east of Hermosa Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
This monument marks the site of the northern portion of the carefully piled rocks that formed a massive dry wall built in 1913 when Jacob Schowalter cleared his land for lemon groves. The rock pile was 2,500 feet long and 5 to 15 feet high. This . . . — — Map (db m149819) HM
On Jacaranda Court, 0.1 miles north of Hillside Road, on the left when traveling west.
This monument marks the site of the northern portion of the carefully piled rocks that formed a massive dry wall built in 1913 when Jacob Schowalter cleared his land for lemon groves. The rock pile was 2,500 feet long and 5 to 15 feet high. This . . . — — Map (db m149820) HM
On Vineyard Avenue at Foothill Boulevard, on the right when traveling north on Vineyard Avenue.
In 1839 Governor Juan Alvarado granted the 13,000-acre tract called Cucamonga to Tiburcio Tapia, an ex-soldier who was a prominent merchant and alcalde in Los Angeles. A half-mile west of this marker Tapia, employing Indian laborers, immediately . . . — — Map (db m149478) HM
Near Foothill Boulevard, 0.1 miles west of Rochester Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Reported unreadable.
The Cucamonga Valley's earliest grape vines required the efforts and labor of a wide range of people - Spanish padres, Native American Indians, rebels from the American South, and disgruntled gold seekers, to name a few. Tuburcio Tapia was awarded . . . — — Map (db m149460) HM
On Isaac Lord Drive at Hellman Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Isaac Lord Drive.
This house, built in 1885, was
the home of Isaac W. Lord,
founder of the town of
Lordsburg, (renamed La
Verne in 1917). Lord was a
civic leader and an
influential politician. He
was a member of the San
Bernardino Board of
Supervisors in the . . . — — Map (db m191966) HM
Near Foothill Boulevard, 0.1 miles west of Rochester Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
In the early part of this century, John B. Lafourcade established an extensive and elaborate wine-making and grape-handling business in an era marked by failed attempts at such endeavors in the Rochester/Cucamonga area. The story of Lafourcade . . . — — Map (db m149459) HM
Near Foothill Boulevard, 0.1 miles west of Rochester Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
In many ways the Masi family represents the fulfillment of the American Dream for the millions of immigrants who came to the country in the early decades of this century. Jennie Cassara married Sebastian Masi in 1937, fifteen years after Jennie and . . . — — Map (db m149472) HM
Near Foothill Boulevard, 0.1 miles west of Rochester Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
This Vintners Walk will take you through Cucamonga Valley's rich and important history. The story of our vintners heritage unfolds through beautiful illustrations, graphics, and sculptures. You will see how the Valley's grape and wine production has . . . — — Map (db m149492) HM
On Baseline Road, 0.2 miles east of Carnelian Street, on the right when traveling west.
This memorial is dedicated to the memory of the Alta Loma High School Braves who gave their lives in the Vietnam War and honors all men and women who served during that war.
Steve Bowman Chuck Thomas Dan Carrasco Tom Teal Lenny Nyberg . . . — — Map (db m151186) WM
