3/25/2009
Landmark information
- Location:
From I-15, take Old Temescal Canyon Rd S 0.4 mi to Lawson Rd, then go W 0.2 mi. Follow remains of dirt road (along E side of creek) S 0.1 mi toward large willow trees. 9 mi S of Corona - Plaque:
No Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
12/5/1996 - Date Most Recently Visited:
3/25/2009 - GPS Coordinates:
N 33 46.171, W 117 29.441
About this landmark
From the state:
As early as 1818, Don Leandro Serrano had cattle, sheep, cultivated land, and orchards in Temescal Valley. The boulder placed by residents of Temescal Valley marks the site of the first house in Riverside County, erected by Leandro Serrano about May 1824.