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California
Southern Railroad |
Inventory
Number: 24 |
HISTORIC
NAME(S): California Southern Railroad PLAQUE DESIGNATION: None PLAQUE SIZE: 24"w x 12"h PLAQUE LOCATION: On monument on Main Street located just north of a fire hydrant on the northeast corner before the Main Street bridge. (Across the street from the "Emigrant Office") PLAQUE GPS COORDINATES: 33.492742, -117.149753 or N 33° 29' 33.87", W 117° 8' 59.11" PLAQUE CONDITION: Very good LOCATION ADDRESS: DESCRIPTION: Stone monument with plaque CURRENT OCCUPANT OR NAME: CURRENT OWNER: City of Temecula PLAQUE TEXT: |
While the first Temecula was an Indian village, OLD TOWN was born
with the building of a railroad. Directly across the bridge was the site of the former California Southern Depot and tracks. Off and on from 1882-1891 the line stretched from San Diego to Colton. Twice, the tracks flooded out in Temecula Canyon, the last time in 1891 when service south ended. |
Temecula
Valley Historical Society Installed 2003 |
California
Southern depot northwest of Main Street bridge. |