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State Officers Dedicate Monument to Anza Expedition Campsite

March 28, 2015, State Officers gathered in Morgan Hill to dedicate a monument to the Juan Bautista de Anza Expedition of 1775-1776.  The monument, created from Mt. Rushmore granite, commemorates a campsite occupied by the Anza Expedition, March 24, 1776.  … Continue reading

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Luiseño Chapter Mark Historic Site in Lake Elsinore

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On November 17, the Luiseño Chapter placed a historic marker on an 1880 tank house in the City of Lake Elsinore. This was the second marker placed by the chapter in this area. Historic Preservation Chairman, Joyce Hohenadl, who is … Continue reading

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Trees Salute Washington

Local Riverside historian, author, and Press-Enterprise columnist, Steve Lech, wrote about California’s bicentennial celebration in Riverside for George Washington’s birthday, on February 22, 1932.  On that day, local groups including the Aurantia Chapter of the DAR, planted trees in the … Continue reading

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