San Jacinto Valley
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| location | California (USA) | |
| Mountains | San Jacinto Mountains , Santa Rosa Hills | |
| Geographical location | 33 ° 47 '52 " N , 117 ° 0' 19" W | |
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The San Jacinto Valley is a valley in Riverside County in the US state of California . It is bordered by the San Jacinto Mountains to the east and the Santa Rosa Hills to the southeast. The valley includes the two cities of Hemet and San Jacinto . In the north it ends at the San Gorgonio Pass . The average altitude is 450 m, with the foothills south of Hemet and those of the San Jacinto Mountains being the highest points. In total, the San Jacinto Valley has a population of over 100,000.
The book and play Ramona is set in the San Jacinto Valley . It was written by Helen Hunt Jackson after visiting the valley in the 1880s. The San Jacinto Valley is known for its agriculture, but over time it has increasingly given way to expanding cities. The San Jacinto Valley has also seen strong development in recent years and is now considered a rapidly growing area in the Inland Empire .
history
The first indigenous people settled the San Jacinto Valley several thousand years ago, later the Serrano and Cahuilla were added. They built their villages along streams and springs. The Indians lived as hunters and gatherers, they mainly fed on small game and acorns . Some of their descendants now live in the Soboba Indian Reservation east of San Jacinto . Spanish conquerors first entered the San Jacinto Valley in the early 1770s. In 1774 and 1775, Juan Bautista de Anza led two expeditions from Mexico across the Colorado River and the Borrego Desert to Coyote Canyon. For several years the main land route to California was through the San Jacinto Valley. In the early 19th century, the valley was used as pastureland for the cattle ranch of the San Luis Rey de Francia mission station in what is now Oceanside and henceforth called Rancho San Jacinto . When the Mexican government closed the mission station, the valley was given to the settler José Antonio Estudillo in 1842. The two cities of Hemet and San Jacinto later formed from this land .
composition
The San Jacinto Valley is made up of the two cities Hemet and San Jacinto as well as the two census-designated places Valle Vista and East Hemet .
Hemet
The city of Hemet is located in the south of the San Jacinto Valley and covers an area of 79 km² with 78,657 inhabitants (status: 2010). It was founded in 1887 and declared a city in 1910. Most of the population of the San Jacinto Valley lives in Hemet. Hemet is known for the Western Science Center archaeological museum and Diamond Valley Lake . The only hospital in the valley is also located in Hemet.
San Jacinto
San Jacinto has 44,199 inhabitants with an area of 68 km² (as of 2010) and is located in the north of the San Jacinto Valley. The city was named after the holy Hyacinth of Caesarea . It was founded in 1870, and in 1888 San Jacinto was granted city rights. This makes San Jacinto one of the oldest cities in Riverside County . The Mt. San Jacinto College is an educational institution for the whole valley and the Inland Empire . As the eastern terminus of the planned Mid County Parkways highway , San Jacinto is to be more closely connected to the road network.
Valle Vista
Valle Vista is a census-designated place east of Hemet , which extends to the Bautista Canyon in the south and the San Jacinto Mountains in the east. The place covers an area of 18 km² and has 11,036 inhabitants (status: 2010). The historic Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail runs through Valle Vista and is now known as Fairview Avenue. The city of Hemet plans to incorporate Valle Vista by its own account.
East Hemet
East Hemet is east of Hemet and has 17,418 inhabitants (as of 2010). The local area covers 14 km². The parish is surrounded by Hemet and Valle Vista .
Web links
- Information about the San Jacinto Valley (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ San Jacinto Valley Information SanJacintoValley.info (English)
- ↑ a b San Jacinto's History City of San Jacinto (English)
- ↑ Description and Need ( Memento of the original from January 2, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. midcountyparkway.org (English)
