Located at the intersection of Florida Avenue and State Street. Entrance and parking lot along State Street.
Showing posts with label Hemet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hemet. Show all posts
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Santa Fe Depot - Hemet, CA, USA
This depot, built by the Santa Fe Railroad, once served a Santa Fe spur line that ran from San Bernardino through Perris, then on through Hemet, ending in San Jacinto. It handled both passengers and freight. The two-story section was the passenger depot and its construction was completed in 1914, replacing two earlier depots. The long adjoining section was the freight depot. It was part of the second depot, built in 1898, and was moved to this location. It is one of the oldest structures in Hemet's downtown area. Restored by a local group, Save Our Station, the freight depot is now the home of the Hemet Museum. A coffee and bagel shop occupies the end of the building nearest Florida Avenue.
Located at the intersection of Florida Avenue and State Street. Entrance and parking lot along State Street.
Located at the intersection of Florida Avenue and State Street. Entrance and parking lot along State Street.
Monday, July 23, 2012
Maze Stone Park - Hemet, CA, USA
California State Registered Landmark No. 557
"Maze Stone
This pictograph, representing a maze, is an outstanding example of the work of prehistoric peoples. It, with 5.75 acres of land, was donated to Riverside County as a county park on April 16, 1956 by Mr. and Mrs. Rodger E. Miller.
Registered Landmark No. 557
Plaque Placed By California State Park Commission In Cooperation With Riverside County Board of Supervisors and Hemet Woman's Club, February 9, 1957."
Look for a sign pointing the way to the State Historical Marker along State Highway 74 west of Hemet, and drive north on California Avenue. Follow California Avenue for a little over 3 miles until it ends at a gate. Park here - no vehicles are allowed beyond this point. Be cautious of the soft sand on either side of the pavement.
It is a short uphill hike along the old pavement to the Maze Stone. Carry water with you and be on the lookout for rattlesnakes.
The Maze Stone and Monument are located on the right. Sadly it has been necessary to enclose them both within two separate barbed-wire-topped chainlink fences to deter vandalism.
In the lower left corner square of the Maze a swastika was carved sometime after the 1930s, an act of vandalism.
I first visited Maze Stone Park in the late 1970s and at that time there was only one chainlink fence These photos were taken in November of 2006. It was a hot dry day and I regretted carrying only one bottle of water along on the hike.
Located near the north end of California Avenue, west of Hemet.
This pictograph, representing a maze, is an outstanding example of the work of prehistoric peoples. It, with 5.75 acres of land, was donated to Riverside County as a county park on April 16, 1956 by Mr. and Mrs. Rodger E. Miller.
Registered Landmark No. 557
Plaque Placed By California State Park Commission In Cooperation With Riverside County Board of Supervisors and Hemet Woman's Club, February 9, 1957."
Look for a sign pointing the way to the State Historical Marker along State Highway 74 west of Hemet, and drive north on California Avenue. Follow California Avenue for a little over 3 miles until it ends at a gate. Park here - no vehicles are allowed beyond this point. Be cautious of the soft sand on either side of the pavement.
It is a short uphill hike along the old pavement to the Maze Stone. Carry water with you and be on the lookout for rattlesnakes.
The Maze Stone and Monument are located on the right. Sadly it has been necessary to enclose them both within two separate barbed-wire-topped chainlink fences to deter vandalism.
In the lower left corner square of the Maze a swastika was carved sometime after the 1930s, an act of vandalism.
I first visited Maze Stone Park in the late 1970s and at that time there was only one chainlink fence These photos were taken in November of 2006. It was a hot dry day and I regretted carrying only one bottle of water along on the hike.
Located near the north end of California Avenue, west of Hemet.
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