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| Landmark #982 | San Diego County | Visited: February 10, 2013 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | A plaque in a park! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: Rancho Santa Fe began as Rancho San Dieguito, a land grant of nearly 9,000 acres made to Juan María Osuna in 1845. The Santa Fe Railway Company later used the land to plant thousands of eucalyptus trees for use as railroad ties. In the 1920s Rancho Santa Fe became one of the state’s first planned communities unified by a single architectural theme, the Spanish Colonial Revival. Lilian Rice, one of California’s first successful women architects, supervised the development and designed many of the buildings.
OTHER TIDBITS: Ultimately, the eucalyptus trees failed to build the railroad because the wood was too soft! Now, they’ve become a scourge in many parts of California because eucalyptus spreads rapidly and makes the ground beneath it toxic for other plants! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: Village Green in front of The Inn Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92091 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~103mi (166km) — 1.8hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |
