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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QUJ_barren-or-bountiful_CA.html
It seems to me that the strangest and wonder of existence are emphasized here, in the desert, by the comparative sparcity of the flora and fauna: life not crowded upon life...with a generous gift of space for each herb and bush and tree, each stem…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QUI_where-are-the-joshua-trees_CA.html
A common question asked by visitors entering Joshua Tree National Park through the southern entrance is "Where are the Joshua trees?" Sometime the Mojave yucca, a close relative is mistaken, for a Joshua tree. The reality is that Joshua …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1K6Q_frances-s-stevens-school_Palm-Springs-CA.html
Prescott T. Stevens, developer of the El Mirador Hotel, donated this site and the funds to build the Frances S. Stevens School, in memory of his wife and her interest in education. The first two rooms were completed in 1927. Katherine Finchy, who …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1K4M_dr-smith-dr-peppers-office_Palm-Springs-CA.html
This small Spanish Eclectic structure was the northernmost residence in the village of Palm Springs when it was built in the 1920s. As the city grew, there was an increasing need for community services, especially along "Main Street," and Dr. Smit…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1K4L_the-first-marsh-grapefruit-trees-into-california_Riverside-CA.html
To Commemorate the introduction of the first Marsh Grapefruit Trees into California, brought to Riverside from Lakeland, Florida in 1890 by Twogood and Cutter, pioneer nurserymen, and to honor J.E. Cutter who planted here one of those first trees.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1K4J_plaza-theatre_Palm-Springs-CA.html
The Plaza Theatre opened in December 1936 with a screening of "Camille", a tragic love story starring Robert Taylor and Greta Garbo; actor Ralph Bellamy served as master of ceremonies for this event which attracted about 40 Hollywood celebrities. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1K4H_site-of-butterfield-stage-station_Corona-CA.html
Where mail was delivered, horses changed and passengers given rest and a meal. First stage carrying overland mail left Tipton, Missouri on Sept. 15, 1858 and, passing through Temescal arrived in Los Angeles onOct. 7, 1858.
First dedicated by th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1K0W_old-temescal-road_Corona-CA.html
This route was used by Luiseño and Gabrieleno Indians, whose villages were nearby. Leandro Serrano established a home here in 1820. Jackson and Warner traveled the road in 1831, and Frémont in 1848. It was the southern emigrant road for go…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1K0U_dwight-david-eisenhower_Indian-Wells-CA.html
Dwight David Eisenhower, born on October 14, 1890, the third of six sons to a modest family in Denison, Texas, was raised in Abilene, Kansas. He excelled in baseball and football in high school. Eisenhower saw education as a way to better himself …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1K0S_indian-wells_Indian-Wells-CA.html
Honoring the memory of the early Cahuillan Indian Clans who dug the Indian well 400 feet back of this monument, and the pioneer settlers, prospectors and stage line passengers who camped at the county well, located 50 feet back of this monument. T…