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| Landmark #1009 | Riverside County | Visited: November 20, 2011 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | A plaque at the Ramona Bowl, home to the official California state outdoor play, based on the works of Helen Hunt Jackson! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: Within this valley was laid part of the scene, and here resided a number of the characters portrayed in Helen Hunt Jackson’s historical novel, Ramona, which depicted life and presented the status of the Indians on many great ranchos in early California beginning around the 1850s. The story, dramatized by the late Garnet Holme, was first presented on this site April 13, 1923, becoming an annual event.
OTHER TIDBITS: The modern production is a true spectacle featuring over 300 local actors and ensemble members in colorful costumes with lively music! It’s a true celebration of literature and history! To be entirely honest, I was skeptical opening up Ramona for the first time, but it’s actually a great book, full of struggle and love and pain and triumph! It paints a marvelous picture of California history and consequently has remained America’s longest running outdoor play! |
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: 27400 Ramona Bowl Rd Hemet, CA 92544 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~91mi (147km) — 1.6hrs |
| When should I go? | If you want to go see the Ramona Pageant, it plays the last few weekends of April (unless Easter falls on one of those weekends), and the first weekend of May! |