Temescal Valley
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Location in California
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | California | ||
| County : | Riverside County | ||
| Coordinates : | 33 ° 45 ′ N , 117 ° 28 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) | ||
| Residents : | 22,535 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 450.8 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 50.085 km 2 (approx. 19 mi 2 ) of which 49.993 km 2 (approx. 19 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 349 m | ||
| Area code : | +1 951 | ||
| FIPS : | 06-78138 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 2629134 | ||
Temescal Valley is a census-designated place in Riverside County in the US state of California . The community has 22,535 inhabitants (as of 2010).
geography
Temescal Valley is located west of Riverside County in California on Interstate 15 between Corona and Lake Elsinore . The Temescal Wash flows through the place.
With 22,535 inhabitants (as of the 2010 census ) and an area of approximately 50.1 km², which is almost entirely made up of land, the population density is 450.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. The town center is at an altitude of 349 meters.
history
Rancho Temescal
Today's Temescal Valley is named after the former Rancho Temescal , which was founded by Leandro Serrano. Serrano was given permission to inhabit the rancho that was on the territory of the San Luis Rey de Francia Mission . In 1818 or 1819 he took possession of the property through a transfer of ownership from the Governor of Alta California , José María de Echeandía . The Serrano Boulder marks the place where Leandro Serrano built the first house in 1824. Today it is registered as a California Historical Landmark. Serrano's land extended in the Temescal Valley and was south of the present-day city of Corona ; it also included El Cerrito and Lee Lake. The Serrano family lost their land in a court case in 1866, which had been occupied by illegal settlers as early as 1855.
Station on the Butterfield Overland Route
In 1857 Temescal Station was established as a stopping point on the Butterfield Overland Mail route . It was eight kilometers north of Temescal Hot Springs, sixteen kilometers north of Rancho La Laguna station, and 32 kilometers south of Rancho Santa Ana del Chino station . The Temescal Station was located at the foot of the Temescal Hills and was described as a great, sheltered campsite with plenty of wood and water. The Temescal settlement grew around this place over the next few decades. By 1860, Greenwade's Place in Temescal Canyon, five kilometers north of the station, was a polling station in southwest San Bernardino County , to which the region belonged until Riverside County was founded in 1893. When operations on the Butterfield Overland Mail Route stalled in 1861 during the American Civil War , Temescal Station was used as a post office from February 12 to November 12.
In 1866 the Temescal School District was formed, the fifth school district in San Bernardino County. The school building was in operation until 1889 when it was replaced by a new building in the early 20th century. In the 1870s, orchards and beehives began to replace the previously dominant cattle and sheep farms. Beehives were first planted in the community at the beginning of the decade. They later became an important source of income for the local economy. On October 29, 1874, Temescal received a post office for the second time in its history.
Tin mine
As early as 1856, the merchant Abel Stearns was convinced that the area of the then rancho had tin ore deposits, which is why he became a shareholder in the rancho. After the dry season from 1862 to 1864, he sold his shares again for $ 100,000, although the tin mine east of Temescal itself did not come into being until 1866, when the Serrano family lost the rancho through a court ruling. Tin was mined in Temescal until 1869 . The mines were not expanded afterwards, as the ownership rights to the land remained unclear until a ruling by the Supreme Court in 1888.
After the decision, experts from England examined the tin mine. Because of their positive reports, the "California Mining and Smelting Company" was founded in London on July 24th, 1890 . Prominent investors from London also invested in the newly formed company "San Jacinto Estate, Limited". The tin mine was moved to Rancho San Jacinto Sobrante and operated for two years after it opened. Temescal grew due to the influx of miners. Up to July 1892, 136 tons of tin had been produced in Temescal. The first shipload reached New York on March 30, 1892, but it was the last as the mine closed within the same year. Money-making equipment and machinery were sold and the mine has not been operated again since.
descent
In May 1886 the "South Riverside Land and Water Company" was founded; their most prominent member was the former governor of Iowa , Samuel Merrill . The company saw itself as an organization of citrus fruit growers and bought Bernardo Yorba's Rancho La Sierra from Bernardo Yorba , as well as expanded the Rancho Temescal and the settlement of South Riverside. Furthermore, the water rights of the Temescal Wash , its tributaries and those of the Lee Lakes were awarded to the company. With the help of dams and pipelines , the water was directed into the new settlements. In 1889 another company for water supply was founded with the "Temescal Water Company". It acquired all of the water-covered land in the Temescal Valley and had artesian wells drilled. The workers encountered the first groundwater at a depth of 90 meters, and it came to the surface through pumping stations . Over time, all of the water in the Temescal Wash and Coldwater Creeks was diverted into pipelines, draining the springs and swamps and making the valley dry and desolate as a result. The farms and orchards in the central valley were given up, and the old adobe houses on the Stage Route fell into disrepair and ultimately disappeared completely. On November 30, 1901, the post office of Temescal was closed, since then the place belongs to the post office of the city of Corona .
politics
Temescal Valley is part of the 28th District in the Senate of California , which is currently represented by Democrat Ted W. Lieu . In the California State Assembly , the place is assigned to the 67th District and is thus represented by the Republican Melissa Melendez . At the federal level, Temescal Valley belongs to California's 42nd congressional constituency , which has a Cook Partisan Voting Index of R + 10 and is represented by Republican Ken Calvert .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Map of the 28th Senate District. Around the Capitol.
- ^ List of Senators in California. Official website of the Senate of California.
- ^ Map of the 67th Assembly District. Around the Capitol.
- ^ List of members of the California State Assembly. Official website of the California State Assembly.
- ^ Map of the 42nd congressional electoral district. Around the Capitol.
- ^ Table with Cook Partisan Voting Index of all congressional districts. (PDF; 115 kB) Official website of the Cook Political Report .
- ↑ List of California MPs in the House of Representatives. Official website of the United States House of Representatives.
