Mormon Lumber Road was built in 1852 up
Waterman Canyon in San Bernardino County ending near
Crestline, California. The Mormon Lumber Road was designated a
California Historic Landmark (No.96) on March 29, 1933. The Landmark Monument was built on the side of the road in 1991. Most of the labor to build the road came from Mormon volunteers. At the top of the road they built 6 saw mills in 1854. The timber was brought down the
San Bernardino Mountains to help build the City of
San Bernardino, California and
Southern California. Timber was sometimes called "Mormon Banknotes". The marker is in Waterman Canyon on
California State Route 18, 0.5 miles West of Crestline, California[12]
Mormon Stockade is the site of the first home in San Bernardino, built by
Jose del Carmen Lugo in 1839. Jose del Carmen Lugo was a part owner of
Rancho San Bernardino. Jose Lugo was born in 1813 in
Pueblo de Los Angeles, in Spanish colonial
Alta California, then a province of the
Viceroyalty of New Spain. José del Carmen Lugo was the eldest son of Antonio Maria Lugo. José del Carmen Lugo, in a joint venture with his brothers José María and Vicente Lugo and cousin
Diego Sepúlveda, began colonizing the
San Bernardino Valley and adjacent
Yucaipa Valley. The land covered more than 250,000 acres (1,012 km2) in the present day
Inland Empire. Their colony charter was approved by the Mexican government in 1839.[13] The valley was plagued by robberies and frequent raids by
California Indians resisting loss of their homeland. Many would-be colonizers would stay for only short periods of time. The Lugo families became strong allies with the Mountain Band of
Cahuilla Indians led by Chief
Juan Antonio.[13]
The site is also the site of fort stockade built in 1851. The fort stockade was built by pioneers families for protection from
Native Californians. Over 100 California pioneers lived in the fort stockade for a year. The Jose del Carmen Lugo home and Mormon Stockade site was designated a California Historic Landmark (No.44) on August 1, 1932. The Landmark Monument was built on the side of the road in 1927. The Monument is at 351 North Arrowhead Avenue, San Bernardino, California, at the
San Bernardino County Courthouse.[14]
Mormon Lumber Road was built in 1852 up
Waterman Canyon in San Bernardino County ending near
Crestline, California. The Mormon Lumber Road was designated a
California Historic Landmark (No.96) on March 29, 1933. The Landmark Monument was built on the side of the road in 1991. Most of the labor to build the road came from Mormon volunteers. At the top of the road they built 6 saw mills in 1854. The timber was brought down the
San Bernardino Mountains to help build the City of
San Bernardino, California and
Southern California. Timber was sometimes called "Mormon Banknotes". The marker is in Waterman Canyon on
California State Route 18, 0.5 miles West of Crestline, California[12]
Mormon Stockade is the site of the first home in San Bernardino, built by
Jose del Carmen Lugo in 1839. Jose del Carmen Lugo was a part owner of
Rancho San Bernardino. Jose Lugo was born in 1813 in
Pueblo de Los Angeles, in Spanish colonial
Alta California, then a province of the
Viceroyalty of New Spain. José del Carmen Lugo was the eldest son of Antonio Maria Lugo. José del Carmen Lugo, in a joint venture with his brothers José María and Vicente Lugo and cousin
Diego Sepúlveda, began colonizing the
San Bernardino Valley and adjacent
Yucaipa Valley. The land covered more than 250,000 acres (1,012 km2) in the present day
Inland Empire. Their colony charter was approved by the Mexican government in 1839.[13] The valley was plagued by robberies and frequent raids by
California Indians resisting loss of their homeland. Many would-be colonizers would stay for only short periods of time. The Lugo families became strong allies with the Mountain Band of
Cahuilla Indians led by Chief
Juan Antonio.[13]
The site is also the site of fort stockade built in 1851. The fort stockade was built by pioneers families for protection from
Native Californians. Over 100 California pioneers lived in the fort stockade for a year. The Jose del Carmen Lugo home and Mormon Stockade site was designated a California Historic Landmark (No.44) on August 1, 1932. The Landmark Monument was built on the side of the road in 1927. The Monument is at 351 North Arrowhead Avenue, San Bernardino, California, at the
San Bernardino County Courthouse.[14]