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…
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The original San Antonio Hospital in Upland was located at the corner of San Antonio Avenue and Arrow Highway.ย 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 Hotel, 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 werenโt 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…
Mount San Gorgonio in the San Bernardino Mountains. Mount San Gorgonio is located in the San Bernardino Mountains, east of the city of San Bernardino, within an area designated as…
Amboy Crater in the Mojave Desert. Amboy Crater stands as a reminder of this regionโs geological history. More than 500 volcanic vents have been identified in California, with at least…
