Downtown Sacramento following the Flood of 1862. From December 1861 through February 1862, a series of powerful storms driven by atmospheric rivers produced nearly continuous rain in California and surrounding…
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Lytle Creek, which has a history of mysterious sightings, is an unincorporated community in the San Gabriel Mountains within San Bernardino County. Several neighboring cities, such as Fontana, Rialto, Colton…
San Bernardino County employees participated in the Great ShakeOut. The Emergency Services and County Museum’s Great Shakeout event. One Tap Closer to Preparedness with the Ready SB County App When…
The original San Antonio Hospital in Upland was located at the corner of San Antonio Avenue and Arrow Highway. Dr. William Howard Craig served the Upland community as a general…
The Goldstone Visitor Center in Barstow. Credit: NASA. In 1880, gold was discovered about 30 miles outside of Barstow in San Bernardino County. A small town was developed around the…
Hesperia Inn, circa 1915. In 1887, the California Southern Railroad, which later became the Santa Fe Railroad, completed tracks through the area and established a town site with a small…
Historic Pacific Electric red car. At the turn of the 20th century, freeways did not exist, roads weren’t well maintained, and automobiles were too expensive for the average family. As…
The eastern border of Redlands looking over Mentone. Mentone is a census-designated place in San Bernardino County. In 1886, W.H. Drew and N.K. Fairbanks purchased 3,000 acres of land north…
The Sun Newspaper collection from Nov. 19, 1989. During the last Ice Age, the desert regions of San Bernardino County were wet and green. A large lake once existed near…
Zzyzx is near Baker, CA. Zzyzx, CA was originally known as Soda Springs, a natural spring located in the Mojave Desert about seven miles south of Baker, CA. During the…
