Temecula Valley History*

The Temecula Valley has a rich history many thousands of years old.
If you know of a link we should add to this page, please let us know.

The Temecula Valley Historical Society meets the 4th Monday of the month

Look for updates on Twitter.com/TemeculaHistory

 

 

History in the news . . .

  • Temecula post office's 150th anniversary nears
    "On Wednesday, the 150th anniversary of a town post office will be marked with a noon celebration at Sam Hicks Monument Park in Old Town. Mail on that day can be cancelled with a special edition stamp showing a rendering of the first post office." read more . . .
    - Press Enterprise, 4/19/2009

  • Temecula's past at a glance
    "It was Temecula about 200 years ago, a time when the community of perhaps 300 was actually quite sizeable for the early 1800s. Today about that many cars pass through in a matter of minutes what was believed to be a location for a Native American village in south Temecula at the Temecula River and Santa Gertrudis Creek." read more . . .
    - Press Enterprise, 3/5/2009

  • A shocking crime on Christmas Eve -- Temecula constable, businessman killed in pool hall brawl a century ago
    "The killing of Temecula Constable Preston Swanguen and one of the town's leading citizens, Louis Escallier, by Paul Magee's uncle, Horace "Horse" Magee, on Christmas Eve 1907 caused an uproar never seen before, and seldom since, in Temecula." read more . . .
    - The Californian, 12/23/2007

  • Temecula offered pieces of Vail Ranch's past
    "The ranch supported the economy of the-then sparsely populated region, which did not have a paved, two-lane road until 1915. Businesses such as the Swing Inn and Long Branch Saloon became hangouts for ranchers and Indians." read more . . .
    Press Enterprise, 12/14/2007

  • The Roripaugh Ranch, the last of the city's large agricultural concerns, yields to homes.
    For Jack Roripaugh, the last in a long line of Temecula Valley farmers, these are bittersweet days.One moment he smiles, thinking about growing up in Temecula when his family's wheat, barley and alfalfa fields blanketed 6,500 acres that stretched from the edge of French Valley to the hillsides west of town.
    - Press Enterprise, 7/2/2003


*This website is NOT affiliated in any way with the Temecula Valley Historical Society
visit their website at http://TemeculaHistoricalSociety.org

This website is maintained by Temecula resident, Richard Greenwood, 951-308-1917
Richard is a member of the Temecula History Society and invites you to come to a meeting anytime.

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