Warner's Ranch

San Diego County · San Felipe County Road · location approximate

In 1844, Governor Manuel Micheltorena granted 44,322 acres to Juan José Warner, who built this house. General Kearny passed here in 1846; Mormon Battalion in 1847. First Butterfield Stage stopped at this ranch on October 6, 1858, en route from Tipton, Missouri, to San Francisco, 2,600 miles, time 24 days. This was the southern overland route into California.

1971 register text, presented as a historical document. It uses the period's terms for Native people; the state's landmark listings still carry most of this wording, and the California Office of Historic Preservation maintains the program's current texts.

Many of these plaques have since been recast or their texts revised. The California Historical Landmarks program and its current texts are maintained by the California Office of Historic Preservation. California Office of Historic Preservation ↗

University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Marker data: State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation, California Historical Landmarks (1971)

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