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| Landmark #787 | Riverside County | Visited: August 1, 2012 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | A plaque on a golf course! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: 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 Lieutenant Colonel Juan Bautista de Anza, who had established the trail a year earlier, this humble and heroic band of 242 men, women, and children continued north to found San Francisco, thus setting a boundary to Russian expansion from the north. Prior to the opening of de Anza’s trail, three precarious missions were maintained by uncertain ocean voyages, the flourishing missions and ranchos of Spanish California sprang from the droves of cattle, sheep, and horses brought over the trail.
OTHER TIDBITS: That pretty well sums it up! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: Site:
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ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~52mi (84km) — 0.9hrs |
| When should I go? | The country club is open daily from 6:00 AM until 7:30 PM! |