1/7/2017

1/7/2017

1/28/2000

1/7/2017

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.