Landmark information
- Location:
County Hwy S2 (PM 0.7), 0.7 mi E of junction with Hwy 79, 4 mi SE of Warner Springs - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
1/28/2000 - Date Most Recently Visited:
1/7/2017 - GPS Coordinates:
N 33 14.533, W 116 39.960 - Other Designations:
National Historic Landmark
National Register of Historic Places
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Warner Ranch House
In 1844, Gov. Manuel Micheltorena granted 44,322 acres to Juan Jose Warner who built this house. Gen. Kearny passed here in 1846; Mormon Battalion in 1847. First Butterfield Stage stop at this ranch on Oct. 6, 1858 enroute from Tipton, Mo. to San Francisco; 2,600 miles, time 24 days. This was the southern overland route into California.