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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1K4L_the-first-marsh-grapefruit-trees-into-california_Riverside-CA.html
To Commemorate the introduction of the first Marsh Grapefruit Trees into California, brought to Riverside from Lakeland, Florida in 1890 by Twogood and Cutter, pioneer nurserymen, and to honor J.E. Cutter who planted here one of those first trees.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17FD_agua-mansa_Riverside-CA.html
This historic site marks the resting place of the pioneers of the Agua Mansa area which was started about 1840. The preservation of this cemetery began in 1951.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYQO_the-desert-studies-center_Riverside-CA.html
[Panel #1]1776 - 1830: Early Explorers
Francisco Garces1776 - As the Revolutionary War broke out, California was still a province of Spain, and the Spanish government decided to help feed a hungry Mexico by farming the fertile valleys around Mo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYLA_mormon-pioneer-trail_Riverside-CA.html
On June 1851, the first major group of 520 Mormon settlers entered Southern California at Baldy Mesa Ridge in the West Cajon Pass. This location is northwest of Highway 138, about four miles from the Palmdale Freeway offramp. The Wagon Route ran p…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYEW_de-anza-crossing-of-the-santa-ana-river_Riverside-CA.html
On January 1, 1776, the first party of colonists to come overland to the Pacific Coast crossed the Santa Ana River south of this marker and camped between here and the river. Recruited in the presidios of Sonora, Mexico, and led by Lt. Col. Juan B…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYEV_mission-inn_Riverside-CA.html
Frank A. Miller (1857-1935) made adobe bricks for a small 12 room guest house which he opened in 1876. Over the years by successive building additions he fulfilled his dream by recreating this early California Mission style setting of a hotel.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYES_parent-washington-navel-orange-tree_Riverside-CA.html
To honorMrs. Eliza Tibbets,and to commend her good workin planting at Riverside in 1873The First WashingtonNavel Orange Treesin California,native to Bahia Brazil,proved the most valuablefruit introduction yet made bythe United States Departmentof …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY7Y_highgrove-hydroelectric-plant_Riverside-CA.html
The first commercially significant hydroelectric plant in California, designed and built by Gustavus Olivio Newman, went into service here in 1888. Utilizing the flow of the Riverside Water Company Canal to produce about 225 kilowatts of power use…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY7J_jensen-alvarado-ranch_Riverside-CA.html
Danish sea captain Cornelius Jensen sailed to San Francisco during the Gold Rush to sell his cargo. In 1854 he settled in Agua Mansa, established a store, and married Mercedes Alvarado, a descendant of a pioneer Californio family. The Jensens purc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY7B_robidoux-grist-mill-site_Riverside-CA.html
In 1846 the first grist mill in this region was built nearby by Louis Robidoux, owner of this section of Rancho Jurupa. The mill provided flour, a popular but scarce commodity, for settlers and American troops. The mill was washed away by a flood …