10/11/1997
10/11/1997
10/11/1997
7/12/2018
Landmark information
- Location:
Sylvan Park, University St, Redlands - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
10/11/1997 - Date Most Recently Visited:
7/12/2018 - GPS Coordinates:
N 34 3.611, W 117 10.070 - Other Designations:
National Register of Historic Places
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Mill Creek Zanja
Spanish missionaries introduced the principle of irrigation in San Bernardino Valley, thus opening the way to settlement. Franciscan fathers engineered, and indians dug, this first ditch (or "zanja") in 1819-20. In historical sequence the zanja supported the San Bernardino Asistencia, Rancho San Bernardino, pioneer ranches, orchards, and Redlands' domestic water supply.