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| Landmark #44 | San Bernardino County | Visited: June 9, 2012 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | An arrowhead-shaped sign and a plaque from the Daughters of Utah Pioneers! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: On this site in 1839 was built the first house in San Bernardino, the home of José del Carmen Lugo, one of the grantees of the San Bernardino Rancho. In 1851 a stockade of logs was built here as a protection against the Indians, in it more than a hundred families lived for over a year.
OTHER TIDBITS: The fort, modeled after a similar fort in Salt Lake City, was 750 feet long and 320 feet wide, and was so well built that no raids were attempted on it! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: San Bernardino County Courthouse Arrowhead Ave and Court St San Bernardino, CA 92415 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~60mi (97km) — 1hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |
