Mining in these mountains may have begun as early as the 1600’s when the Spanish began to make claim the…
The San Emigdio Mountains form one of very few traverse mountain ranges – running east and west – in the…
Much as the communities of these mountains lie at the confluence of three counties today so did the villages of…
On January 9, 1857, the largest earthquake in California’s recorded history centered along the San Andreas Fault in the Frazier…
In the year 1846, Rancho la Liebre (the ranch of the jackrabbits) was granted to Jose Maria Flores for his…
As the population of Southern California increased so did the need for water. The drought situations of the 1880’s and…
Phineas Banning (August 19, 1830 – March 8, 1885) was an American businessman, financier and entrepreneur. Known as “The Father…
FRAZIER MOUNTAIN FACTS IN BRIEF. . . . . This was the western most area of the Interior Chumash people.…
The National Forest was first established locally in 1898 and named the “Pine Mountain Forest Reserve” for a mountain by…
For centuries people have followed the ancient animal trails through what has become known as San Emigdio Canyon. Making use…