Old Woman Springs Ranch

Old Woman Springs Ranch (HMYPV)

Location: Lucerne Valley, CA 92356 San Bernardino County
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N 34° 24.423', W 116° 43.194'

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This area of Lucern Valley became known as Old Woman Springs when a government survey party discovered a number of Indian women camping here in 1856. The original water source, now called Cottonwood Springs, is directly in front of you. In 1907 cattleman Albert "Swarty" Swarthout homesteaded Old Woman Springs Ranch for use as winter pasture. He and partner Charlie Martin, cattle rustler and later police chief in San Bernardino, puchased Heart Bar Ranch, south of Big Bear, for summer range. By 1918 both had sold out. In 1921 Swarthout again bought the Heart Bar, this time with San Bernardino businessman J. Dale Gentry. Their cattle were driven to Heart Bar Ranch via Rattlesnake Canyon in the spring, returning to Old Woman Springs Ranch in the Fall. In 1938 they had a falling out. The case was litigated until 1947, when "Swarty" was awarded Heart Bar Ranch and Gentry received Old Woman Springs Ranch. "Swarty" spent the rest of his life at Heart Bar dying in 1963 at age 91. Historic Old Woman Springs Ranch remains private property to this day. The ranch consists of over 400 acres of deeded land with water and grazing rights to another 1600 acres.
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HM NumberHMYPV
Series This marker is part of the E Clampus Vitus series
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Marker Number113
Year Placed2004
Placed ByBilly Holcomb Chapter No. 1069 of the Ancient and Honorable Order of E Clampus Vitus in cooperation with Old Woman Springs Ranch & the Morongo Basin Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, September 28th, 2014 at 8:18pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11S E 525742 N 3807325
Decimal Degrees34.40705000, -116.71990000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 24.423', W 116° 43.194'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 24' 25.38" N, 116° 43' 11.64" W
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Area Code(s)760
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 43408-43498 Old Woman Springs Rd, Lucerne Valley CA 92356, US
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