Landmark #185 | Riverside County | Visited: February 12, 2012 | Plaque? NO. 🙁 |
What is it? | A basketball-sized boulder buried in a dense thicket! |
What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: As early as 1818, Don Leandro Serrano had cattle, sheep, cultivated land, and orchards in Temescal Valley. The boulder placed by residents of Temescal Valley marks the site of the first house in Riverside County, erected by Leandro Serrano about May 1824.
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: From I-15, take Old Temescal Canyon Rd S 0.4 mi to Lawson Rd, then go W 0.2 mi to dirt rd, then S 0.1 mi to site 9 mi S of Corona, CA 92883 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~58mi (94km) — 1hrs |
When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |