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| Landmark #749 | Riverside County | Visited: June 23, 2013 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | A plaque at a rest stop! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: Chief Juan Antonio and his band of Cahuilla Indians helped white settlers in the San Bernardino area defend their property and livestock against outlaws during the 1840s and 1850s. In late 1851, Juan Antonio, his warriors and their families, settled at nearby Saahatpa. During the winter of 1862-63, a smallpox epidemic swept through Southern California killing many Native Americans, including Juan Antonio. Cahuilla tradition asserts that the U.S. Government sent Army blankets that were contaminated with smallpox. After this disaster, Saahatpa was abandoned.
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: Brookside Rest Area, W-bound I-10, 3 mi W of junction of I-10 and Hwy 60 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~78mi (126km) — 1.3hrs |
| When should I go? | Technically, this rest area is closed off, so unless you want to park in the emergency lane and climb under a chain link fence, you might want to wave at this landmark from the freeway! Then again, maybe one day this rest stop will open up again! |