Warner's Ranch

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nearest_city= Warner Springs, California
lat_degrees = 33
lat_minutes = 14
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long_degrees = 116
long_minutes = 39
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designated_nhl= January 20, 1961cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=132&ResourceType=Building
title=Warner's Ranch |accessdate=2007-11-18|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
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Warner's Ranch was a pioneering cattle ranch established in 1831. It was a stop on the Butterfield Overland Mail stagecoach line during 1859-1861. It is now a hot springs resort.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961.citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/66000228.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Warner's Ranch] |289 KB|date=1963 and 1975 |author=Charles Snell and Patricia Heintzelman |publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/66000228.pdf Accompanying 6 photos, exterior, from 1962, 1966 and 1975.] |1.28 MB]

It is located 4 miles south of Warner Springs, California. Oak Grove Butterfield Stage Station, about 20 miles to the northwest, is the only surviving building from the stage line, and is also a National Historic Landmark.

History

In 1830 Juan Jose Warner left Connecticut and headed West, passing through this valley. In 1844, he became a Mexican citizen and received a land grant for the valley. He established the only trading post between New Mexico and Los Angeles. This trail later became the Butterfield Overland Stagecoach line. [http://www.warnersprings.com/history-hot-springs.cfm Warner Hot Springs Resort History] ]

In 1851, there was an uprising by the local Cupeño Native American tribe which was put down after the buildings had been burned. Warner left the ranch afterwards. The ranch passed through several hands, but eventually the local tribe was relocated. [ [http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20070128/news_lz1mi28wewere.html Warner Springs' history shadowed by conflict, By Vincent Nicholas Rossi, January 28, 2007, San Diego Union] ]

The first advertising for the hot springs was in 1894, leading the development of a resort which became popular in the 1950's. [ [http://www.californiaweekend.com/california-vacation/warner-springs.html California weekend review] ]

Today

The historic portion includes an adobe ranch and barn which are severely deteriorated.

The resort remains open and popular. [ [http://travel.latimes.com/articles/la-trw-warnersprings6apr06 Latimes review] ]

References

External links

* [www.warnersprings.com Warner Springs Resort]
* [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/hh:@field(NUMBER+@band(CA0620)) Library of Congress, America's Memory]
* [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.ca0620 Ranch House, Warner Ranch: 32 photos, 4 drawings, 99 data pages] , at Historic American Building Survey
* [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.ca0619 Barn-Trading Post, Warner Ranch: 18 photos, 3 drawings, 14 data pages] , at Historic American Building Survey