" WHAT HAPPENED TO CRAMVILLE?

January, 1991 Second Draft

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"WHAT HAPPENED TO CRAMVILLE?"

Second Draft

The first draft was printed and presented to guests and members at the East Highlands Area Historical Society's Heritage Tea, held at the Rock House on the East Highlands Ranch on May 15, 1983.

This second draft is an attempt to correct, add, and update data to January 26, 1991. Information has been obtained from County School records, newspapers, family interviews, diaries, memoirs, and historical publications.

It is presented by the Highland-East Highlands Historical Society and Cram-Arroyo Verde Parent Teachers' Association on the occasion of the dedication of the Arroyo Verde Elementary School, 7701 Church Street, Highland, the newest school in the Redlands Unified School District.

Historical Society Officers:

President Bill Calvert

Vice-President Phyllis Upright

Treasurer Ely a Hooker

Recording Secretary Kay Beattie

Corresponding Secretary Nancy Mignot

Board of Directors Edna McCormick

Elizabeth Nye Leta Wattenbarger

(From Kay Beattie and Edna McCormick: We hope we have not made too many errors in this second draft. It has not been possible to contact everyone who should have been listed. Please help us by telling us of any errors and omissions so that corrections may be made. We are very grateful for everyone who has helped us put this draft together.)

 

 

CRAM-ARROYO VERDE PTA EXECUTIVE BOARD

1990-91

President............................................................................................. Ernie Foster

Co-First Vice President.......................................................................... Denise Guy

Geri Dieterich

Second Vice President................................................................. Melissa Anderson

Secretary.......................................................................................... Pat Kohlmeier

Treasurer......................................................................................... Kathy Goodman

Historian................................................................................................ Terry Scott

Auditor................................................................................................. Fred Yauger

Parliamentarian........................................................................... Susan MacConaghy

Membership Co-Chairmen................................................................. Linda Norman

Sandy Field

Library Chairman........................................................................... Kathy Goodman

Newsletter Editor................................................................................... Jonni Borg

Newsletter Typist.............................................................................. Jeannie Mack

Disaster Preparedness Chairman................................................................ Al Hurt

Hospitality Co-Chairmen........................................................ Rhonda Rozema Moses

Charlene Kempthorne

Campbell's Label Chairman................................................................. Janet Thomas

Book Fair Co-Chairmen.......................................................................... Terry Beal

Marilyn Taylor

Principal............................................................................................. Carol Purvine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"WHAT HAPPENED TO CRAMVILLE"

1850                                                      California admitted as the 31st state in the Union, September 9th.
Population of California was 100,000.

1851                                                      Mormons arrived in San Bernardino—first Anglo-Saxon community in
Southern California.

1852                                                      Colonel Henry Washington erected monument on Mt. San Bernardino to
establish longitude and latitude, and ran Base Line west to the ocean for all
surveys in Southern California.

1853                                                      San Bernardino County formed from eastern portion of Los Angeles County.

1855 A short time before 1856 a community developed on the north banks of the
Santa Ana River about three miles southeast of San Bernardino, between
what are now Waterman and Tippecanoe Avenues. It was known as the
Timber Settlement because of the large number of cottonwood trees
growing there.

Not far north was the City Creek Settlement lying on the eastern extension of San Bernardino's Sixth Street between Waterman and Sterling Avenues.

In both settlements much of the land was moist or semi-moist; pasture grasses, fruit trees, grapevines, and other deep rooted plants grew without irrigation. Corn, vegetables, and other surface-growing crops needed artificial watering, however.

1856 was dry, and in May the two communities formed a small water association, built a dam in the Santa Ana River and constructed a ditch large enough to carry water to their properties. At a fork below the dam, the SOUTH FORK carried water to the Timber settlement; the NORTH FORK led to the City Creek settlement.

1856 John Henry Cram was born in New York State, and grew up in Jay. He
became a cooper, shoemaker, and a furniture-maker. In 1810 he married
Rebecca Pease, daughter of Captain Isaac Pease, a navigator whose family
owned a fleet of whaling and trading ships. In 1836, age 48, John Cram
began the many moves of his family west through Michigan, Ohio, and
Illinois by 1843.

John Henry, over six feet tall and heavily built, was phenomenally strong, he could lift a plowshare in each hand. But his "wanderlust" disturbed his parents, and often his father, Sanborn Cram, would come to John's rescue, set him up in business, build a new brick house, for instance, and return to New York. When John decided in 1848 to move his family to California

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over the Santa Fe Trail, even the tears and begging of his mother did not dissuade him. With the family of six boys, John and Rebecca set out on a tortuous trip.

Rebecca died in Arizona on the trail to Fort Yuma. With few supplies the trek across the desert country was an ordeal. When their mules died, John strapped logs to his stomach and the rat tailed spoons to his back, and the party walked the last three days over the back trail to San Diego, arriving in 1851. The last days of this trek were done through the desert without water, and their tongues began to swell. They were helped in San Diego by men who came out to meet them with water and food. They were given water a teaspoon at a time, and then tried food—pancakes—in very small bites.

The men separated to find work, and after three months returned to Rancho Puente where they leased land and raised grain until 1854. This year they came to the San Bernardino area, took up residence in the old asistencia grounds, constructed a water wheel, improvised a turning lathe, and began the manufacture of furniture. They made over a thousand chairs with leather seats, tables, cupboards, and bedposts. This was the first furniture factory in Southern California. From the asistencia the men moved to Crafton, and in 1856 (or 1857) moved to what became known as the Cram Place, or Cramville. on the north side of the Santa Ana River at what is now Fifth and Orange Streets (Village Lakes subdivision).

The sons were Goodcell, Lorenzo-1819-1898, William Henry—1824-1910, John—1828-1904, Van Rennslaer Pease—1831-1899, Lewis Filmore—1834-1915 (one daughter, Marian, and two sons, Sanborn and Chester, remained in Michigan).

Walter A. Shay, Sr. arrived in San Bernardino County by way of Nova Scotia, New Orleans, and the California gold fields near Sacramento. Successful in mining, he turned to sheep raising in Sacramento, and in San Bernardino County he raised sheep and cattle. This year he built a cabin in City Creek near the present Highland Avenue, but later moved to Base Line near Harlem Springs where he raised fruit. He and his wife, Elizabeth (Goshe), had six children: John J., Thomas J., William, Mary A., Walter A. Shay, Jr., and Henry. Walter A. Shay, Jr. became a well known sheriff of San Bernardino County.

John Carter Weeks settled west of the Crams. In 1863 would marry Sarah, daughter of Goodcell and Elizabeth Harris Cram.

Lewis Me Gee settled west of the Crams.

1857 Heavy earthquake felt in area. This was another very dry year.

Henry and Elizabeth Rabel bought first 40 acres adjoining Rabel Springs, and two years later bought the 80 acres where springs were located (west of present Victoria Avenue and Base Line).

FREDERICK VAN LEUVEN and family settled east of Crams on what is now Church Street, north of Fifth Street (Clarence Van Leuven's recollections).

1858                                                      Cram-Van Leuven Irrigation Ditch dug for three miles from Santa Ana
River to ranches, and ended in City Creek wash.

1859                                                      Crams added property; homesteaded 160 acres.

1860                                                      GOLD RUSH! Billy Holcomb discovered placers in valley north of Bear
Valley.

Early in the 60's, Goodcell Cram took up a claim west of City Creek north of present Highland Avenue. Later, John Small bought east of Goodcell, and even later all the property passed into ownership of C. Allen, W.A. Randall, and W.T. Noyes.

County Road established from San Bernardino through Cram property, east to mouth of Santa Ana River where a pack trail connected to Holcomb Valley and gold mines (Santa Ana Canyon Road).

First experimental citrus trees planted on Cram property--2 acres of seedlings. Before this they had planted deciduous fruit trees, and began grain farming.

Cram-Van Leuven Water Company formed.

1861                                                      From December to January 18, 1862, heavy rains fell with a 24 hour deluge
on January 18th; Santa Ana River in flood proportions destroyed prosperous
farms in swath through the county. River ran on the north side of the
channel at this time. 50 inches of rain recorded in California.

1862                                                      "Year of the great flood. Heavy snows over all the mountains were melted
in one night by a warm rain. Water was level from the bank at Redlands
400 yards towards Highland. Trees 100' tall came end over end down theriver. Great boulders tumbled like marbles. Many livestock drowned.
People had to move out of their houses. The Longmire house was filled to
the second floor with mud. They started all over and only used the second
floor afterwards. All that had once been beautiful, fertile land and full of

trees, good soil, and grass, was left with nothing but a sand and gravel wash." (Frank Cram)

In fall a smallpox epidemic in valley decimated the Indian population. Before this the Indian population was larger than the Caucasian.

1863                                                      Dr. David N. Smith opened a road to Arrowhead Hot Springs, built a small
house, and began treatment with the hot waters.

1864                                                      John Cram, patriarch of Cram family, died at age 76. Lewis and Henry
continued partnership after their father's death.

1865                                                      Lewis and Sarah had seven children: Andrew Jackson "Tink" 1867-1932:
Married Hattie Elkins of Highland. Maggie, Mollie, Mabel, Florence, Hattie.
William Henry 1869-1962: married Charlotte (Lottie) Davis of San
Bernardino. Arthur, Henry, Clara, Mildred. Mary Emilie 1870-?: married
Joseph M. Cole of San Bernardino. Frank, Raymond and Florence. Lewis
Franklin "Frank" 1873-1963: married Kittie Longmire of Highland.
Frederick Lawrence, Mary Elizabeth (Bess). John Edwin 1876-?: married
Nettie Keller. Letha. James B. Eaton 1879-?: married Aura Nye.
Children: Gordon, Ailene, Marian. Robert Emery 1881-?: married Hattie
White.

Abraham Lincoln assassinated.

Lewis F. Cram married Sarah Wakef ield, September 27, daughter of Andrew J. Wakef ield, who came to California this year, and settled near the Crams.

E. A. Ball, originally from Texas, located on large acreage east of City Creek; would sell to Mrs. Amanda Weaver in 1872.

1867 Second Santa Ana Flood surpassed the one in 1862. These two disastrous floods made the present wide channel of the Santa Ana River between East Highlands and Redlands out of what was before a narrow well defined channel, and well timbered in places.

Large band of Indians invaded San Bernardino mountains. White settlers were in a 32 day campaign to drive Indians out.

Three years of drought followed the flood of 1867. First Chinese arrived in San Bernardino.

1869 CRAM SCHOOL DISTRICT formed from the Warm Springs District. Lewis Cram donated land north of Base Line and east of present Browning Road. It was a small, one room, clapboard (vertical plank) building. Three months of school were held from December 2nd to March 28th. $50.00 a month, and board, were paid to the first teacher, Miss Nettie Daley. Thirty-one children were enrolled, and they came from as far away as north San Bernardino, Del Rosa, and the Santa Ana Canyon area.

Lewis Cram went every spring to Los Angeles to help in the Wolfskill nurseries where he did all the budding and grafting of the orange trees. He was highly skilled in this craft, and had been taught by his father. He received his seedlings from this pioneer nursery.

1870 Band of Indians under Captain Manuel Santos settled on land in foothill area on present North Victoria Avenue.

Lewis F. Cram was clerk of the School Board, 1870-1871.

1872 Amanda Weaver, widow of Duff Weaver of San Timeteo Canyon, and her
four sons, settled on a large area of land now occupied in part by Sycamore
Heights, Carriage Hill, and future site of San Andreas Golf Course - 1991.
(E.A. Ball property).

Duff Weaver was "Pauline" Weaver's brother. Pauline was famous pioneer, mountain man, military guide to the Mormon Battalion, and peacemaker with the Indians. He received a grant of 2,800 acres lying in the San Gorgonio Pass where cities of Beaumont and Banning are now from the last Mexican governor of California. He lived in a small adobe ranch house in 1853, and the overland wagon road into California ran at the top of San Gorgonio pass on his land grant. Weaver's brother, Duff, lived nearby then, and in 1849 bought 1,000 acres in San Timeteo Canyon. Duff died in 1869. The sons were: Augustus Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Patrick Henry, William Grant. Amanda died in 1900.

1873 United States Department of Agriculture sent two Washington Navel Oranges to L.C. Tibbets in Riverside (from Bahia, Brazil).

Messina settled at Base Line and Palm Avenue. Will become Highland.

1874 Ulysses S. Grant is President of United States.

T. Schuyler Ingham settled on property under bluff in Cramville south of Base Line.

George William Beattie, Angelica, his mother, and Laura Baker Strong, grandmother, 89 years of age, arrived in east San Bernardino Valley (Lugonia).

1875 Alfred M. Aplin settled on 160 acres at the eastern edge of area on Santa

Ana Road and Plunge Creek. It was so far east of San Bernardino that his wife named it "Lost Orchard."

Aplins came to California by way of Ohio, Iowa, and Kansas. Aplin was among the first in drying fruit (peaches) on an extensive basis. He married Miss M.E. Winn of Ohio, and they had four children who attended Cram School. By 1904 Guy E. and Myrtle A. were M.D.'s, Donald G. graduate of Claremont and Berkeley, was in mining at Slate Ridge, California, and Ethel was a medical student at State University in San Francisco. Don Aplin was to return to East Highlands to assume the family orchard business

Cram School moved to its second site "under the Alder trees" west of present Boulder Avenue, north of Fifth Street, and south of Webster Street Market. The students used to swim in the Santa Ana River as there were big, deep swimming holes in it, and it ran all the time. Children would fish right by the school, and there were big trees all over, mostly cottonwoods, sycamores and willows. (Frank Cram Notes)

There were many wild animal stories in the old days. Mountain lions attacked cattle, horses and hogs. Grizzly bears frightened men in the grain fields. Hundreds of coyotes were trapped.

1877                                                      G. W. Beattie became first teacher in Lugonia (Redlands).

1878                                                      William H. Randall left Maine in 1864 for Virginia City, Nevada, and quartz
mining for 10 years. He then went east, but soon returned to Riverside, and
in 1878 formed a lifelong partnership with his friend William T. Noyes,
purchasing 120 acres of land in Highland. From the beginning he was one
of Highland's outstanding citizens. His first wife, Helen Sylvester, died in
Riverside, leaving three sons: George W., Henri I., and Martin M. In 1880
he married Mrs. Dorcas C. Thompson, widow of James H. Thompson.

1879                                                      E.G. Judson, Frank F. Brown, and Alfred M. Aplin planted extensive peach
orchards, and by this year had built an Alden Fruit Evaporator plant near
present Fifth and Orange Streets.

Indian uprising averted through mediation.

W.S. LaPraix and Joseph and Charles Tyler opened new business at lumber mill in Seeley Flats producing shook for boxes and trays for drying fruits.

1880 Lewis F. Cram elected and served as County Supervisor from 1880-1883.

A picture of the Cram House is necessary to this history as it became the early center of activities for the area.

1880-90 The first house built was originally a three bedroom, one story structure. This whole part was later the upper floor of the east wing when it was hoisted up on blocks, and the lower story built beneath it. Central and western additions were built later, and the gracious home finally had seven rooms downstairs which included a large dining room, living room, and library, plus eight bedrooms upstairs, each equipped with a wash bowl, pitcher, and chamber pot. Bathrooms were added later on both floors.

Heat for the house was provided by a big pot-bellied stove in the library, a fireplace in what was originally the dining room, and the huge kitchen range along one wall of the kitchen.

A summer dining room was a later addition which had a door leading to the gardens. It was a long narrow room handy for the thirty or more relatives and friends who gathered for the holidays; Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, and the Fourth of July. On these occasions there would be programs, and the children would sing and recite poems, followed with lots of food to eat.

The house was lighted by lamps and candles. The pull lamps were beautiful, adorned with Austrian crystal loops. These oil lamps were eventually replaced by gas lights (supplied with gas from tanks), and finally with electric lights and an electric stove.

Furniture was a collection of Cram built formal cherry pieces, some Austrian bent wood chairs, and many comfortable chairs in various rooms. There were many books in the library and a light oak desk. The bedrooms had oak and black walnut sets. The house was furnished when fine revival mahogany pieces were being made. The third floor attic was filled with discarded chairs and trivia.

The parlor had shutters and lace curtains; other rooms had gold colored roll blinds with a formal painted pattern on the lower ten or twelve inches. The carpeting was a floral Brussels that extended into the hallway and entry. There were beautiful velvet covered framed mirrors in the parlor, and a collection of family pictures in a velvet-covered album; a large Serrano Indian basket held the overflow of pictures. A blue velvet couch and mahogany piano were also in the room.

The gardens surrounding the house were enclosed in fences, one a slat or woven fence, tall and protective, and later a wrought iron fence set in a stone base.

There were two entry gates and seven foot wide sidewalks. On the east side of the house were five foot wide camellia "trees" that reached the upstairs veranda. Huge old walnut trees shaded these camellias, and around

their bases were violets, purple and white, both single and double, and scattered wild yellow violets.

There were lawns in front of the house with rose bushes bordering the sidewalks, and magnolia trees flanking the south gate of the garden.

Masses of China lilies planted by the Chinese cooks and second boys were against the house in a bed nearly four feet wide. Beyond these beds croquet was played, and further east were two more large walnut trees equipped with swings for visiting children.

When carriages drove into the yard they were left at the side of a large building where buggies were kept with all the equipment for working in the groves.

When carriages arrived, one drove between two huge catalpa trees, crossed a bridge spanning a small rock lined ditch that brought water from a reservoir a quarter of a mile from the east of the buildings. The horse or horses were taken to the barn. The upper floor of this building was where the hired men slept. The structure was used later as a garage for the automobile when the horses and buggies were gone.

Two more houses were included in the buildings that were used for men working on the groves who had families, and west of the house were umbrella, and pepper trees. Beyond these trees were the vegetable gardens, the strawberry patch, and cherry, peach, and plum trees.

Lewis and Sarah Cram would spend and celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary in this house. Lewis lived until 1915, and Sarah until 1924.

(Notes taken from Memoirs of Florence Cole Lloyd, Lewis Cram's granddaughter).

1880 Judson and Brown bought possessory claims from settlers living on Railroad

Section #35 (where the recreation area is now centered for the East Highlands Ranch development) secured options on other lands, and contracted to build the North Fork Highline Ditch to bring water to the mesa (bench) area. The new high line would be a boon to the area. Instead of growing corn on the low lands, a higher priced crop in oranges could be raised on the mesa. Judson and Brown planned then to do in Cramville what they later did in Redlands.

A freeze damaged orange trees in Lugonia, but trees on the north side of the river were not hurt.

1880-90 The first house built was originally a three bedroom, one story structure. This whole part was later the upper floor of the east wing when it was hoisted up on blocks, and the lower story built beneath it. Central and western additions were built later, and the gracious home finally had seven rooms downstairs which included a large dining room, living room, and library, plus eight bedrooms upstairs, each equipped with a wash bowl, pitcher, and chamber pot. Bathrooms were added later on both floors.

Heat for the house was provided by a big pot-bellied stove in the library, a fireplace in what was originally the dining room, and the huge kitchen range along one wall of the kitchen.

A summer dining room was a later addition which had a door leading to the gardens. It was a long narrow room handy for the thirty or more relatives and friends who gathered for the holidays; Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, and the Fourth of July. On these occasions there would be programs, and the children would sing and recite poems, followed with lots of food to eat.

The house was lighted by lamps and candles. The pull lamps were beautiful, adorned with Austrian crystal loops. These oil lamps were eventually replaced by gas lights (supplied with gas from tanks), and finally with electric lights and an electric stove.

Furniture was a collection of Cram built formal cherry pieces, some Austrian bent wood chairs, and many comfortable chairs in various rooms. There were many books in the library and a light oak desk. The bedrooms had oak and black walnut sets. The house was furnished when fine revival mahogany pieces were being made. The third floor attic was filled with discarded chairs and trivia.

The parlor had shutters and lace curtains; other rooms had gold colored roll blinds with a formal painted pattern on the lower ten or twelve inches. The carpeting was a floral Brussels that extended into the hallway and entry. There were beautiful velvet covered framed mirrors in the parlor, and a collection of family pictures in a velvet-covered album; a large Serrano Indian basket held the overflow of pictures. A blue velvet couch and mahogany piano were also in the room.

The gardens surrounding the house were enclosed in fences, one a slat or woven fence, tall and protective, and later a wrought iron fence set in a stone base.

There were two entry gates and seven foot wide sidewalks. On the east side of the house were five foot wide camellia "trees" that reached the upstairs veranda. Huge old walnut trees shaded these camellias, and around

their bases were violets, purple and white, both single and double, and scattered wild yellow violets.

There were lawns in front of the house with rose bushes bordering the sidewalks, and magnolia trees flanking the south gate of the garden.

Masses of China lilies planted by the Chinese cooks and second boys were against the house in a bed nearly four feet wide. Beyond these beds croquet was played, and further east were two more large walnut trees equipped with swings for visiting children.

When carriages drove into the yard they were left at the side of a large building where buggies were kept with all the equipment for working in the groves.

When carriages arrived, one drove between two huge catalpa trees, crossed a bridge spanning a small rock lined ditch that brought water from a reservoir a quarter of a mile from the east of the buildings. The horse or horses were taken to the barn. The upper floor of this building was where the hired men slept. The structure was used later as a garage for the automobile when the horses and buggies were gone.

Two more houses were included in the buildings that were used for men working on the groves who had families, and west of the house were umbrella, and pepper trees. Beyond these trees were the vegetable gardens, the strawberry patch, and cherry, peach, and plum trees.

Lewis and Sarah Cram would spend and celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary in this house. Lewis lived until 1915, and Sarah until 1924.

(Notes taken from Memoirs of Florence Cole Lloyd, Lewis Cram's granddaughter).

1880 Judson and Brown bought possessory claims from settlers living on Railroad

Section #35 (where the recreation area is now centered for the East Highlands Ranch development) secured options on other lands, and contracted to build the North Fork Highline Ditch to bring water to the mesa (bench) area. The new high line would be a boon to the area. Instead of growing corn on the low lands, a higher priced crop in oranges could be raised on the mesa. Judson and Brown planned then to do in Cramville what they later did in Redlands.

A freeze damaged orange trees in Lugonia, but trees on the north side of the river were not hurt.

1880-90 The first house built was originally a three bedroom, one story structure. This whole part was later the upper floor of the east wing when it was hoisted up on blocks, and the lower story built beneath it. Central and western additions were built later, and the gracious home finally had seven rooms downstairs which included a large dining room, living room, and library, plus eight bedrooms upstairs, each equipped with a wash bowl, pitcher, and chamber pot. Bathrooms were added later on both floors.

Heat for the house was provided by a big pot-bellied stove in the library, a fireplace in what was originally the dining room, and the huge kitchen range along one wall of the kitchen.

A summer dining room was a later addition which had a door leading to the gardens. It was a long narrow room handy for the thirty or more relatives and friends who gathered for the holidays; Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, and the Fourth of July. On these occasions there would be programs, and the children would sing and recite poems, followed with lots of food to eat.

The house was lighted by lamps and candles. The pull lamps were beautiful, adorned with Austrian crystal loops. These oil lamps were eventually replaced by gas lights (supplied with gas from tanks), and finally with electric lights and an electric stove.

Furniture was a collection of Cram built formal cherry pieces, some Austrian bent wood chairs, and many comfortable chairs in various rooms. There were many books in the library and a light oak desk. The bedrooms had oak and black walnut sets. The house was furnished when fine revival mahogany pieces were being made. The third floor attic was filled with discarded chairs and trivia.

The parlor had shutters and lace curtains; other rooms had gold colored roll blinds with a formal painted pattern on the lower ten or twelve inches. The carpeting was a floral Brussels that extended into the hallway and entry. There were beautiful velvet covered framed mirrors in the parlor, and a collection of family pictures in a velvet-covered album; a large Serrano Indian basket held the overflow of pictures. A blue velvet couch and mahogany piano were also in the room.

The gardens surrounding the house were enclosed in fences, one a slat or woven fence, tall and protective, and later a wrought iron fence set in a stone base.

There were two entry gates and seven foot wide sidewalks. On the east side of the house were five foot wide camellia "trees" that reached the upstairs veranda. Huge old walnut trees shaded these camellias, and around

their bases were violets, purple and white, both single and double, and scattered wild yellow violets.

There were lawns in front of the house with rose bushes bordering the sidewalks, and magnolia trees flanking the south gate of the garden.

Masses of China lilies planted by the Chinese cooks and second boys were against the house in a bed nearly four feet wide. Beyond these beds croquet was played, and further east were two more large walnut trees equipped with swings for visiting children.

When carriages drove into the yard they were left at the side of a large building where buggies were kept with all the equipment for working in the groves.

When carriages arrived, one drove between two huge catalpa trees, crossed a bridge spanning a small rock lined ditch that brought water from a reservoir a quarter of a mile from the east of the buildings. The horse or horses were taken to the barn. The upper floor of this building was where the hired men slept. The structure was used later as a garage for the automobile when the horses and buggies were gone.

Two more houses were included in the buildings that were used for men working on the groves who had families, and west of the house were umbrella, and pepper trees. Beyond these trees were the vegetable gardens, the strawberry patch, and cherry, peach, and plum trees.

Lewis and Sarah Cram would spend and celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary in this house. Lewis lived until 1915, and Sarah until 1924.

(Notes taken from Memoirs of Florence Cole Lloyd, Lewis Cram's granddaughter).

1880 Judson and Brown bought possessory claims from settlers living on Railroad

Section #35 (where the recreation area is now centered for the East Highlands Ranch development) secured options on other lands, and contracted to build the North Fork Highline Ditch to bring water to the mesa (bench) area. The new high line would be a boon to the area. Instead of growing corn on the low lands, a higher priced crop in oranges could be raised on the mesa. Judson and Brown planned then to do in Cramville what they later did in Redlands.

A freeze damaged orange trees in Lugonia, but trees on the north side of the river were not hurt.

1881 Judson, Brown, and Beattie bought land on the mesa from Schuyler Ingham

for their personal property. However, this same year, Judson and Brown returned to Lugonia.

Mrs. Ann Glass, sons Hiram and Will, and daughter Alice, settled on Judson part of property south of Beatties.

J.S. Edwards arrived in California for his health, with his first job in Riverside. Saw eastern valley for first time from the train through San Timeteo Canyon.

Jessie, James, and Joe Watson with their mother, Rebecca, settled on south side of Base Line and Church (Gene and Lorraine Abbott).

1881                                                      William T. Noyes came to California by way of the Isthmus of Panama to
San Francisco. He went to Virginia City, Nevada (in lumber business) then
to Lake Tahoe where he owned 2,000 acres of government land. In 1865 he
returned to San Francisco and was employed as foreman of the carpenters
building government fortifications on Alcatraz Island. In 1880 he was in
business in Oakland as a builder and contractor, then Arizona, and in 1881
came to San Bernardino County where he purchased with William H.
Randall. 120 acres in Highland, developing fruit and vine culture. He had
married Miss Harriet Randall in 1861. They had one daughter, Jennie Noyes
(Jennie Noyes Thompson, Mrs. Robert S., after whom the Jennie Noyes
Thompson Elementary School is named in Highland on Church Avenue).

1882                                                      Joshua Hartzell, Civil War veteran, bought 30 acres of Van Leuven holdings
on Base Line and Elder Gulch. He was a member of the Board of
Horticultural Commissioners and was an inspector for years. He married
a Miss Hilliard in Missouri in 1868, and there were four children: Carrie,
Albert, Walter, and Mrs. Quinan. Joshua joined the Union Army when he
was 17 years old. He served for two years and 10 months— 1862-1865—and
took part in Sherman's "March to the Sea."

1881-82 William T. Henderson purchased 26 acres of property on the bluff and Base Line for an orange grove. He had been in Riverside since 1876. Henderson married Zarrissa Ellen WATSON, daughter of Mrs. Rebecca Watson. Their children are: Turey, Robert Huston, Cora B., and Elbert Mathis. By a former marriage, Henderson had a son, Harry Coots.

1882 Beatties moved into new home via Church Street from Lugonia. Judson and

Brown opened Church Street north across the river to Cramville. Before this the only road was by way of Cram's Crossing from Lugonia. It crossed the Santa Ana River from what is now Texas Street and emerged near Cram's home.

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Amanda Weaver married T.T. (Tommy) Cook, a miner who had blacksmith shop near present Highland Avenue and City Creek.

CRAM SCHOOL moved to its third site on East Base Line and Elder Gulch on land donated by Joshua Hartzell.

Beattie, Ingham, and Glass men with help of the San Manuel Indians built a road from Base Line at the bluff up the Beattie Ranch canyon to a point north of the North Fork Ditch near the Beattie barn in order to shorten the distance to the mesa (Summit subdivision).

Heavy snow fell.

James S. Edwards moved to his first property in Redlands—10 acres which he had purchased in 1881. He was made secretary of the Redlands Water Company. He bought two additional purchases in 1882.

B.F. Edwards, J.S.'s father, came to see the property where his son had invested the money he had sent him.

Highland School District established when W.T. Noyes circulated a petition for its formation. The District was taken from Cram School (and part of Warm Springs District). This was the first official recognition of the name "Highland." The name had been proposed by Noyes and W.H. Randall; other citizens had wanted the name "Harlem" used. The first school was held in a cabin north of Harlem Springs. A one room school house was built in 1884, and later a two room school was built on Pacific Avenue and Orange Street.

Samuel H. Barrett, his sister, Carrie, and stepmother, Mrs. D.F. Barrett bought part of the Beattie western property and what was left of Frank Brown's original acreage. Later Henry C., a brother, and "Old John," a family retainer from Virginia days, joined the unit. Henry became renowned as the gopher catcher for East Highlands ranchers (Highland Pointe subdivision).

T.T. Cook lost control of a fire while burning brush at foot of Mt. Pointer (Harrison), and the mountain burned for a week on the south slopes. Mountain will be renamed Harrison in 1899.

Frank Brown to build reservoir in Bear Valley.

Beatties planted first orange trees on the mesa with 100 trees from Lewis Cram Nursery.

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Laura Baker Strong died at age 96 years and 11 months (G.W. Beatties' grandmother). E.F. Pierce bought Glass Property. Glasses will open Seven Oaks Resort in Barton Flats area. Glasses were in Big Bear and have been up and down the mountains for four generations.

Edwards started a nursery; later formed a partnership with J.V.A. Love in the business.

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Reufus E. Longmire, Anderson County, Tennessee, married M. E. Steinlever in 1867. They arrived in California in 1883 and settled in Highland. There were five children: Ida (Mrs. Charles Hidden), Mattie (Mrs. John Coy), Kittie (Mrs. FRANK CRAM); Charles and James.

1884 Heavy rains fell, and a cloudburst over the mountain burned in 1883 swept
water down in huge and destructive streams. Beattie Base Line road
washed out and not replaced. Flood set new high water marks in the
county.

Work on paving North Fork Ditch began at Oak Creek, with a Chinese crew under George W. Beattie, foreman.

Highland Church of Christ organized in Cram District. Meetings and Sunday School had been held since 1882.

Work began on Big Bear Dam in June.

1885 North Fork Incorporation with Bear Valley Irrigation Company completed.
Paving of North Fork Ditch completed.

G.W. Beattie teacher at Cram School 1885-1886.

Last remnants of Indians moved by government to reservations.

1886 Highland Church of Christ moved to Base Line and Church Avenue, Messina,
on land donated by Joseph and Charles Tyler, and William La Praix,
lumberman.

Between 1882 and 1886, J.S. Edwards acquired more property in Redlands, including property that became site of the "Edwards Mansion" at 919 Cajon Street.

First county hospital built in San Bernardino.

Southern California land boom hit Riverside and property values increased sharply. New citrus towns laid out nearby included Rialto, Fontana,

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Bloomington, Redlands, Terracina, Mound City (Loma Linda), and South Riverside (Corona).

Miss Mary Parker taught at Cram until 1889; she then proceeded to Highland Elementary School where she remained until retirement. She died in Highland. An annual award was given in Highland to one boy and one girl on Citizenship, Deportment, and Scholarship called the Mary F. Parker Award.

Nancy Wakefield, Sarah Cram's mother, died.

1887 Messina Post Office established on Base Line and Palm Avenue.
Harlem Springs Pleasure Resort founded (Base Line and Victoria Avenue).

J.S. Edwards married Alice P. Porter of New York and San Bernardino. They would have Ruth, Porter, Paul, and Russell.

In March, Edwards and W.M. Chamblin purchased Section 35 from Southern Pacific Railroad for $10.00 an acre. This was the beginning of what is today (1990) East Highlands Ranch. They also bought 230+ acres from Sidney and Carolyn Van Leuven.

B.F. Edwards and John W. Hamilton each purchased property on Water Street. John had married Charlotte, B.F.'s daughter in Omaha, Nebraska. Their children were Charles Sumner, George E. and Irene May.

Jeremiah L. Hattery came to California and East Highlands and purchased his property in 1889. He was a deputy county assessor. Hattery was in the Army of the Potomac under U.S. Grant. He married Mary Barnhart, a teacher, in 1866. Their children were: Etta, Lewis Ott, Bessie E., and Rollin Eddison.

Samuel Loren Elkins returned from San Jacinto Valley in 1887 where he had 80 acres of land. He married Elvira, daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth WATSON of Highland. A daughter, Hattie was married to Andrew J. CRAM (Tink).

1888 By 1888 J.S. Edwards and W.W. Chamblin had purchased many acres, but
between 1888 and 1893 the years would be spent preparing the land for
planting and building ranch facilities.

REDLANDS incorporated as city.

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1989 George Andrew and Elizabeth MacLean and their teenage son, Edson W.,

1992 came from Durham, Nova Scotia in April to join Mrs. MacLean's sister and

1927 family in the San Bernardino Valley. The men first worked on the West

Riverside tunnel; Dave Patterson, Mrs. MacLean's brother had the contract to supply workers. In 1891 George began work as a carpenter on the original building at Southern California Asylum for Insane (Patton State Hospital). When George became ill with typhoid fever, Edson worked as a carpenter's helper. Their first home was purchased on Victoria Avenue, Highland. The East Highlands "Home Place" was purchased from Alfred M. Aplin in 1892. By 1893 they had replaced the apricot and seedling orange trees with Washington Navels and Lisbon lemons, and had purchased Big Bear Valley Water shares. In the winter months George and Edson worked for the packing house making boxes, and caring for the ranch the rest of the year. Edson picked apricots and peaches for Lewis Cram, and Lizzie cut apricots for drying on the Hartzell property, Base Line. In 1902 a barn was built for their one cow and two work horses plus a driving horse and colt. The new house was built in 1906. John Benson was the contractor; Matt Hattery did the shingling. Additions were made as late as 1927. The original piece of property was added to in 1904, 1906, and 1927, restoring the boundaries of the Matt H. Worley original purchase from A.M. Aplin in 1892. The northern portion of the Worley property had been sold in 1892 to Thomas L. Case, and Case to Edward Annable in 1900, and Annable to E.W. MacLean in 1904. The last piece in restoring the old Worley parcel was completed when Edson purchased the southwest corner from Howard Draper in 1927. On December 25, 1922, Edson married Lillian H. Morse of Redlands. They had one child "Elizabeth Ellen," Elizabeth for both her grandmothers, and "Ellen" for Edson's favorite aunt, Mrs. Ellen Patterson Roddick. Fruit over the years was packed by George with independent fruit shippers. Edson joined the Gold Buckle Association after his father's death. Elizabeth continued shipping with Gold Buckle until it burned, and then with East Highlands Citrus until it was closed.

Mt. Harrison named day President Benjamin Harrison was inaugurated. Party climbed to top and planted an American flag.

William Hill of New York State, 1927, married Mary Banty of Vermont in 1855; they came to California in 1877 and lived for 12 years in Tulare. Hill was involved in the hotel business in San Bernardino in 1889. He married Mary Banty in 1855. There were five living children; W.R. and C.M. of Highland, Lurissa, Mrs. Frank Jordan of Exeter, Franklin E. of Los Angeles, and ELSIE. M., MRS WATSON of West Highland. Husband was James B. Watson, their three children were lola, James B., and Lois Tury.

1890 Cornerstone of Southern California Insane Asylum laid. North Fork water

had been donated to insure hospital would be established here (Patton).

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George W. Beattie elected Superintendent of County Schools (1890-1894).

Methodist Church organized in Highland; met in the Church of Christ building.

1891 William E. Nye arrived in California by way of Illinois, where he learned the
trade of blacksmithing and was employed for 11 years in a plow works; he
then prospected in New Mexico, Colorado, British Columbia, and Idaho, and
grain, lumber, and stock business in Nebraska. In Highland he purchased the
40 acre "Laycock" place and made other land investments in the area. He
had married Mary E. Tisdale in Wisconsin, and they had three children:
Aura. (MRS. JAMES CRAM) Villa, and Howard.

Land for San Manuel Indian Reservation withdrawn from public domain. Final papers in 1893.

First Bank of Highland established. Santa Fe Railroad depot built.

William Bristol bought 40 acres for $1,200, without water, but because property was north of the earthquake fault, Bristol reasoned there would be water. He drilled and got an abundance of water which he pumped to his flumes.

Methodist Church built on Pacific Avenue.

1892 Use of EAST HIGHLANDS as name for Cramville was started when Santa
Fe named it's Railroad station. This year the railroad was completed from
Mentone west through East Highlands, Highland, West Highlands (Del Rosa)
to San Bernardino, forming the famous Loop and Kite tracks.

Benjamin F. Edwards was first postmaster in East Highlands (1892-1898). J.S. Edwards organized East Highlands Orange Company.

Kohl Bros, purchased Harlem Springs, favorite picnic area, east of present Victoria Avenue on Base Line.

Robert Stewart Roddick, age 17, arrived in East Highlands to work for J.S. Edwards on the East Highlands Orange company, clearing and preparing the land for planting. At age 15, he had first come from Pictou, Nova Scotia, in 1890 to prospect for gold in Grass Valley, Northern California.

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centralizing barns, and work areas. The first one was east of the site for the packing house (Gold Buckle), north of Greenspot Road, but it was soon moved to Elder Gulch—present site of recreation area of East Highlands Ranch—north of Base Line.

It is presumed that because the Santa Fe had negotiated with the citizens of Highland School District to bring their track through Highland (if they were given a free right of way), that Highland became the name of the depot and town. Residents of the area raised $10,000 by voluntary subscription to purchase the right of way for the railroad. Because of this the railroad arbitrarily named the other two stations: East Highlands and West Highlands. The "S" was added so that the areas would not be considered a part of the Highland township.

Highland voted bonds of $10,000 for a new school; in 1893 the handsome and large building was erected.

William Henry Randall was elected Supervisor for the Fifth District.

Adolph Frederick Herman Cornelius arrived in East Highlands this year, or 1891. He married Ida Charlotte Eilers in Wisconsin; their children were Marguerite and Frederick. Corneliuses first settled in Sand Canyon, buying the property on Santa Ana Canyon Road later (southwest of present Kiel property). Marguerite was born in Sand Canyon in October 1892; Frederick in 1894 or 95. Adolph Cornelius was Santa Fe agent in first depot on west side of Church Street. He had a grocery store in the front, and the post office in 1898. He rode a bicycle between the ranch and the depot so the horse would not stand all day. He drove out to the ranches weekly, got the lists of items needed, and then delivered the groceries.

Edwin S. Wilsey came from Albany County, N.Y. and settled in Highland. He married Catherine in 1894; their four children were: Silas, Gretchen, Hazel, and Elmer. Elmer and Grace bought property on East Base Line from Dr. Symmes, - early Weaver property.

John McBride arrived in East Highlands after spending many years in mining and prospecting, purchasing a 16 acre grove this year. He married Mary Worley, and was a member of the Knights of Pythias.

Charles Ypsilantha Tyler was a freighter who was snowbound in Beaver, Utah in 1858. He was qualified as a teacher in his native state of New York, so accepted the offer of a teaching position in Beaver. In 1865 he married Julia Ann Tanner of Beaver. With two children: Raymond, 1866, and Addie, 1867, and Charles' brother, Urbane, they joined a wagon train for California. In San Bernardino the brothers established farms of 40 acres each. After living in San Bernardino and Lytle Creek, Charles, sometime

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between 1892 and 1895, bought property from the Van Leuvens in the area south of the Santa Ana Canyon Road and East of Church Street. The property was near the store and the depot. They had worked in the area during the summers for several years before their move. After moving there permanently, Charles and Julia opened a boarding house on Ypsilantha Street, often called "The Hotel." As the orange groves increased and many workers were required, Julia Ann had as many as sixty workers for the noon meal.

Tylers had twelve children, raising nine, Raymond, Addie, Wilbur, Nellie, May, Charles, Burt, Pratt, Frank, Willie, Grace and Mark. Charles died in 1916, Julia Ann in East Highlands in April, 1931 in her eldest daughter's home: Addie Tyler Merris.

Addie Tyler married John Benjamin Merris. son of Rebecca (Locks) and Josephus Merris. He was born in 1860 in Ohio, and died in November 1939 in East Highlands. There were no children. Merris Street is named after this family.

May Tyler, born in 1873 in San Bernardino was married to Lewis Ott Hattery whose family came to East Highlands in 1887. Their children were: Julia Ona, 1898, Charley Lewis 1900, and William Frederick. 1910.

Grace Tyler, born in 1887 in San Bernardino, married James Garfield Walden of San Bernardino in 1909. Their children were: Dorothy May, Addie Bernice, Kenneth Edward, and Julia Margery; all who were born in East Highlands. When Grace died, Addie Merris took care of the children. (A complete genealogy of the Tylers and Hattervs is on file in the album of the Highland-East Highlands Historical Society).

The Tyler area is now known as "The Village." Many people were to buy property from Charles and Frank Tyler.

1893 Dr. Charles Browning arrived and established a practice in Highland.

(House is still located on Palm Avenue, south of Pacific Avenue.)

Mt. McKinley named.

RIVERSIDE COUNTY formed from portions of San Bernardino and San Diego Counties.

Charter issued in March and EAST HIGHLANDS ORANGE CO. formed April 6, 1893.

California Fruit Growers Association organized.

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James B. Watson purchased land in West Highlands after working on Riverside fruit ranches while his mother's and brothers' property (Rebecca, Joe, and Jesse) was being developed. The property in West Highlands had orange, lemon, and grapefruit trees. He married Elsie Hill, daughter of William Hill of Highland. They had three children: lola, James B., and Lois Tury. This Tames B. Watson is IOLA TILLIT THREATT'S grandfather.

Fourth Highland Grammar School built on Pacific Avenue and Orange Street.

1894 October 16: original agreement signed for packing oranges in the area.

John Browning (Charles' brother) settled on Browning Road north of Base Line. He was manager of Highland Water Company, and was the area plumber. He married Carrie I. Dunnavin of Oregon and had five children: Renella, Charles V., George, Ethel, and John.

D. Hartley Richardson arrived and worked as foremen of the Stearns Fruit Packing Company. In 1900 he married Miss Louise Hill, daughter of W.R. Hill of Highland. They had a son, Harold S. and a daughter, Merle E. When first married they lived in the Santa Fe living quarters over Cornelius' store. Harold was born there, and suffered the almost fatal case of diphtheria there. The building most commonly called Richardson's Store (still standing at Greenspot Road and Church Streets) was built by Cram and Coy of East Highlands. Adolph Cornelius was in store first, but then Richardson acted as manager and purchased the store in 1901. In 1902, D.H. was appointed Postmaster.

The Samuel Donald Roddick family followed his nephew, Robert, to the area from Pictou, Nova Scotia. First trying South Dakota where Ellen Hume Patterson Roddick had other family members, they came to California when Robert wrote about the weather. Their children were: James, William Henry, Jennie, George, David, Howard, and Albert. In West Highlands first, they moved to Victoria Avenue south of Base Line—known in those days as Pepper Street—where they had a peach orchard. From there they purchased the Thomas Frye property on East Atlantic and Boulder Avenues. (This house is now known locally as the Whittemore-Poppett house, purchased by Charles Beeman and moved to Browning Road in 1989). Goldie's bought the property from Roddick, and Samuel moved south on Boulder to property from Atlantic Avenue to the railroad tracks. All of the Samuel Roddick sons remained in the citrus business. James married Gussie Hancock of San Bernardino, children: Jewel, and Charles Banning. William Henry married Susan Jane Skelton. Sarah Skelton had come to Redlands with her two daughters: Susan and Bedsie, and son, Hardy Sidney. Susie came to work at a store in Highland, and that is where she met William Henry Roddick. She lived in the old Zimmerman house when she came to work as it was a

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boarding house in those days. Their children were: Frances and Walter Samuel. (Sarah Skelton and her son were to live in the house on Cram School grounds when the son, Hardy, became custodian). Jennie married George William Painter, a dairyman. Children: Harold, Ronald, and Norman. George Melville married Harriet Pritchard. Children: Donald, Stanley, Shirley, and Sam. David Hiram married Linda Mae Garrett. Children: Keith and Laird. Howard married Bess Watson of East Highlands. Albert was deceased.

1894 James and Margaret Roddick followed their son, Robert, to California,
1897 settling for the first time in 1894 near the Warm Springs School in San

Bernardino. The other six children were: Lena H., George W., Logan J., Elizabeth "Bessie" J., Barbara, and Melville. George, Logan, Melville, and Barbara were enrolled in Warm Springs School between 1894 and 1896. In 1897, James worked for J.S. Edwards on the Orange Company property in Highland which included the hay fields south of and orange groves north of Pacific and east of Victoria Avenues. San Gorgonio High School is on site of hayfields. (James* grandson, Robert S. Roddick, Jr., remembers working with his grandfather, and when there was a freeze, the groves were irrigated with the subterranean hot water natural in the area instead of smudging). Lena Roddick married R. McGregor, Bessie married Arthur Preston, and Melville married Maggie Cram, twin sister of Molly who married George Hamilton. Robert S. Roddick served in World War I.

1895 G.W. Beattie entered University of California, Berkeley for summer session.

1896 Padillas arrived, buying the first property from Charles Tyler. The
grandparents, Francisco and Marcos, and parents, Antonio and Petra
Medina, were followed shortly by four Medina brothers of Petra: Pablo,
Leandro, Apolino, and Jesus, and Francisco's sister, Ysabel. The family
first entered the United States in 1888 or '89, living in El Paso. The men
were railroad workers for the Southern Pacific, and worked in Bryn Mawr
and then Colton in this area. Wanting to make a change, they came to East
Highlands to work in the groves. Antonio's and Petra's children: Marcelina,
Ramona, Lupe, John, Sabina, Antonio Camilo, Simona, Rebecca, Lucy,
Vincente, and Helen. The men worked for J.S. Edwards, and Frank and Tom
Gore.

Highland Congregational Church (renamed) moved from Base Line to Palm Avenue and Main Street.

Adolph Cornelius became U.S. Citizen. He was born in Berlin; came to United States when he was 22 years old.

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1897 Highland Literary Club formed; Was to begin the formation of a public
library.

Lewis Ott Hattery married Mary, daughter of Charles Ypsilantha Tyler They had two children: Ona Julia and Charles Lewis.

East Highlands Fruit Association incorporated; forerunner of Gold Buckle Association (1897 & 1898).

Knights of Pythias organized in Highland.

A union Sunday School was held for years in the upstairs (3rd floor) auditorium at Cram School at 10:00 a.m., followed by a Baptist Church Service at 11:00. Christian Endeavor was held at 6:30 p.m. One year for Christmas the Sunday School had a Christmas Party with a lovely tree decorated with candles. Mr. Fletcher was Santa Glaus. He wore a cotton beard and as he was lighting the candles on the tree his beard caught on fire, singing his hair. There was pandemonium, but the fire was extinguished without any further trouble.

1898 Pavilion at Urbita Springs was built.
Highland Domestic Water Co. formed.

"Pleasant Hour Club" organized as auxiliary to Library Club; became Highland Federated Women's Club.

Brookings Lumber Company bought Highland Lumber Company in Fredalba and Box Company in Highland. Company built and operated City Creek Toll Road.

Adolph Cornelius became Postmaster for East Highlands. 94 male residents registered to vote.

Sam Barrett married Miss M.V. Hall. They had two daughters: Mary V. and Jane (Parker). Mr. Barrett was a member of the Congregational Church, and had been superintendent of the Sunday School since 1883.

Claudius M. Hill came after 10 years in San Bernardino to Highland and continued his blacksmithing business, building a shop 30' by 70' in which he had full power equipment and machinery for blacksmithing and carriage work. He married Ella Crawford in 1882; they had one daughter: Mary Olive.

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Gerber family arrived from South Dakota. Property is west of Cram's on Third and Orange Streets.

John Emory Brookings came to California, and with 20 years of experience in manufacturing and selling lumber in Michigan, organized Brookings Lumber and Box Company with his son, W. Brookings, and R.S. Brookings of St. Louis. He bought Highland Lumber Company's property of 5,000 acres of heavily timbered land, a large saw mill in the San Bernardino mountains, the City Creek Toll Road, and the Box factory in Highland. Brookings Company also owned large tracts of timber near Fredalba Park. The company was the most extensive manufacturers of lumber in this part of the state. J.E. Brookings married Miss Emma E. DuBois of Indiana; they had two children: Walter DuBois and Georgia. Walter was graduated from Harvard in 1895, Harvard Law School in 1898, admitted to the Illinois Bar, moved with his family to California, and was secretary and treasurer of Brookings Lumber Company.

1899 Messina changed name to HIGHLAND.

Charles Ypsilantha Tyler became Postmaster for East Highlands.

Big Bear reservoir was empty in drought. Spelled disaster for new orange groves until return of better rainfall and digging of well. Ground water will become insurance against future dry years.

"Gold Buckle," "Lochinvar" "Belt" orange crate labels in use at Gold Buckle Association.

1901 William M. Bristol published "California: and Sketches of the Southwest."

Charles Tyler gave up post office for Wells Fargo agency. Mail discontinued to East Highlands and held at Highland, until Rural Route I was established this year for rural mail delivery to East Highlands.

G.W. Beattie married Nellie Pruitt of San Bernardino, and couple sailed for Philippine Islands where G.W. will be superintendent of instruction on the island of Negros. They will spend ten years in the Islands.

E.H.O. Company orchards slowly began to produce. $5,350.00 were received from Gold Buckle as advances for fruit delivered.

1902 Highland Messenger became name of newspaper.

Highland Library incorporated and building construction begins.

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Two story and basement Cram School built using same plan as in Mission School in Bryn Mawr.

John Bergstrom, Sr. settled in East Highlands.

D.H. Richardson became Postmaster January 2, 1902, and will be same until August 1941—39-1/2 years. Richardson's Grocery Store stands on corner of Church Street and Greenspot Road.

1903 San Bernardino Valley Traction Company completed.
Bear Valley Mutual Water Company formed.
Highland Public Library opened to public January 6.

Redlands and San Bernardino connected by San Bernardino Valley Transit.

Electric Trolley line opened to Highland. Urbita Springs bought for an amusement park.

1904 Harlem Springs now had 75' x 150' swimming pool with hot water from
natural hot springs, a large hall, dining hall, a pavilion, picnic grounds and
an arbor.

First Bank of Highland opened on southwest corner of Palm and Main. Sold to Bank of America in 1937.

Clinton Howard Draper and Stoddard Steven Draper bought property from Amanda Weaver (Mrs. T.T.) Cook that became Draper Ranch (now Carriage Hill). Clinton, Stoddard, and Edward Draper had been in Prescott, Arizona since 1881 when they came from Middletown, N.Y. Clinton married Cora Crapo and had two sons: Howard Crapo and Donald. Clinton Drapo died November 9, 1927.

1905                                                      Dam erected at Little Bear Lake, now know as Lake Arrowhead.

1906                                                      In March, two Orange Company men, Mr. Bennett and Mr. Madison, hiked
to a company cabin on Upper Plunge Creek for the weekend. A sudden
devastating storm and cloudburst threatened the cabin. Madison left and
struggled up the mountain through rain, snow, and mud, and reached
Fredalba. The cabin was completely demolished, and Bennett's body was
found days later far down the Plunge Creek gorge.

New library on West Main in Highland.

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August 7, 1906, East Highlands Citrus Association established as a cooperative packing house for individual growers. Rented a packing shed from Arthur Gregory of Redlands in January, 1907. First board of directors: C.A. Sherrod, Joshua Hartzell, A.M. Aplin, C. Smith, O. Smith, Fred Knight, manager from 1906 to 1914. First Bank of Highland, Treasurer.

A.M. Aplin sold land to J.S. Grepe, who built THE house of the day. Angelica Beattie and Ida Eiler Cornelius died.

1907 Telephone switchboard established in Highland.

John Perry arrived July 10th to work for J.S. Edwards on East Highlands Orange Company; early jobs were pruning, concrete work, and surveying.

Electric Power line connections begun to packing house via E.H.O.C. Camp to Bristols' home.

Sam H. Barrett elected vice-president of East Highlands Orange Company. Mr. Love resigned as a director; Miss Alice P. Edwards was elected in his place. Japanese hired to pick fruit. Four bunk houses were built at Camp containing 28 rooms, each 7 x 10 feet, to house single men working on ranch. Management of the boarding house taken over by Company from J.S. Edwards. Orchards made $80,169.00.

February 26 - Bill of Sale to Arthur Gregory for final payment of "old packing house" from East Highlands Fruit Association.

Filipinos came to work for East Highlands Orange Company.

John Berndt Benson built the bunkhouses for Orange Company in the Central Camp, and the Filipino Village on south Church Street. Bensons lived at the foot of Mt. Harrison. Daughter, Rhoda, rode to Cram School on horse, and in later years rode by horse and buggy to Redlands High School as did Marguerite Cornelius.

1908 Henry Edwards was working in the basement of the Gold Buckle when he
caught pneumonia and later died. Mr. George and his half-brother, Arthur
Franklin, ran the Ice Company. Mr. Ira Dean was manager.

"Mr. Jack" was principal of Cram School and taught grades 4-8. Miss Grace Reeves taught grades 1-3.

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1908                                                      Claude Wattenbarger arrived, working first at the East Highlands Orange

1909                                                      Company. In 1909 he married Sophia L. Williams. Claude worked for the
1952 Sewell Ranch on the "hairpin" turn on the bluff and Baseline in 1910, and

set out the distinctive palm trees with Mr. Sewell on the border of the old road. After working for Sewell, Claude worked for the East Highlands Citrus Association until his retirement in 1952. The Wattenbargers had two sons: Wallace Lee, and Robert Lewis.

1908 Shirley K. Kimball Bacon, Sr. and bride, Gertrude Bashaw, came from San

Diego where Shirley had begun his career with the Santa Fe in 1906. The couple lived in depot then on west side of Church Street. In 1912 Bacon was transferred to Claremont, in 1917 to March Field, and in 1918 he was returned to East Highlands where he remained until his death in 1956. His Santa Fe career spanned fifty years to the day. Children were: Shirley Kimball Bacon, Jr., and Rhondine Bacon.

Gold Buckle Association formed May 4, and incorporated May 6. Articles of Incorporation on basis of East Highlands Fruit Association.

Santa Fe Station was a "Santa Fe Red" building with living quarters upstairs on the west side of Church Street.

Diphtheria epidemic in East Highlands.

Simon McGee worked for the Orange Company (E.H.O.C.)

Perry family arrived on the Santa Fe train to join father, John Perry: Mrs. Esther and daughters Alice, Emilie, and Esther. They lived on the Benson Ranch (see "My Recollections of East Highlands, 1908-1920" by Alice Perry Van Boven, San Bernardino County Museum publication 1973).

Bob Roddick, Sr. became Superintendent of Orange Company.

There were six or seven trains daily on the Santa Fe Loop; some went to Highland-East Highlands from San Bernardino, and some went east to Mentone and Redlands from San Bernardino. Trains were at 7:30 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:00 Flyer, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. for passengers besides the freights. Everyone rode the train to work, to high school, to shop, to Los Angeles, the beaches - everywhere!

"Green Row" houses started for Gold Buckle employees. Redlands telephone installed in Perry house.

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1909 "Farm" purchased north of Rabel Springs by Orange Company for pasture
land for horses, and growing alfalfa. Water came to surface at 120«.

Elder Gulch storm drain construction began.

Orange Company constructed electricity lines from Bristols to bring electric service to company headquarters.

Mr. Black was floor manager of the Gold Buckle. Mrs. Blankenship was secretary and Mr. Hunt was manager. Mr. Van Byne was bookkeeper.

If you rode or drove a horse and buggy to Redlands High School, stables were provided.

Snow in East Highlands.

Claude Wattenbarger planted the palm trees for Mr. Sewell on the bluff south of Base Line. They rimmed the top of the old "hair pin" turn from bluff to base of cliff on Base Line.

Benson Row houses built for rentals north of Base Line on Elder Gulch Road.

1910 The Green Row was built - west of Gold Buckle on Elder Gulch Road.

A bunk house for Japanese workers built at end of Green Row, and a barn on the Gold Buckle property.

Yellow scale and red spider found in groves; red spider was pest hardest to control.

Mr. Conrad was principal of Cram School (1909-1910) and taught grades 6-8, Miss Reeves taught 3-5, and Miss Maude McCarty taught grades 1 and 2.

Adolph Cornelius was clerk of the school board (for many years). Rock House Proposed for recreation building for men on Orange Company. E.J. Gabler was a new director for East Highlands Citrus Association. October 15—East Highlands Precinct had 92 male voters. A. Cornelius, clerk of the election board.

Pepper and Palm trees set between Base Line and Love Street on Elder Gulch Road, and palm trees on Love Street.

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Pacific Electric Railway started service between Redlands and Los Angeles. Elder Gulch Road construction.

At the Wells Fargo office it costs 350 for a package to be sent from Los Angeles to East Highlands.

Two ten party telephone lines installed from Highland Exchange. This made two companies in East Highlands: Redlands and Highland. Most people had Highland phones. Some had two, as did packing houses and offices.

G.W. and Helen Beattie and children Helen and George F. return from Philippine Islands.

1911 First National Orange Show held in San Bernardino.
New Big Bear Dam built.

Barretts moved to Redlands and William Lytle family came to East Highlands.

Pedro and Luisa Fuentes arrived; their daughter, Mercedes, will marry Juan Chavez, and their children are: Peggy, John, Alfredo, Ernestina, David, and Henrietta.

Marguerite Cornelius was graduated from Redlands High School. J.S. Edwards bought northern Benson property.

Bill Edwards family arrived. Lived in one of Benson rental houses. Mrs. Edwards was Adelia Earp. sister of Wyatt and Virgil. The Earp parents lived in old San Bernardino and then Colton—Nicholas and Elizabeth.

G.W. Beattie and J.A. Grepe were new East Highlands Citrus Association directors.

1912 Mrs. Hunt principal at Cram School.

Eugenio and Felicitas Aguilar came to East Highlands from Mexico, Texas, and Colton to work for Orange Company. Carmen and Quirimo (John) were their children.

A cottage was built on Cram School grounds to house three teachers. (After autos increased, cottage was used for quarters for custodian and bus driver).

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Severe wind damage in November and December.

Mr. and Mrs. Ross and children Maude and Calvin arrived. Maude would marry Bert Browning. Calvin delivered groceries for D.H. Richardson.

Was a very dry year and new wells were needed by Orange Company.

Between 1896 and 1912 the following families from Mexico were settled in East Highlands: Francisco and Antonio Padilla, Santo Hernandez, Vincente Delgado, Floriana Reyes, Paolo Medina, Hanero Monriel, Madino Poline, Nicholas Castillo, Gorgonio Cortez, Apolonio Regalado, Leonardo Rodriquez, Antonio Moreno, Eugenio Aguilar, Frank Terrones, Angel Mujica, Pedro Fuentes, Manuel Resendez, •fo.-vtxiS Ybarra, Eugeneo Aguilar, Demancio Paramo, Ramon Perez.

"Trip to the Mountains" a fabulous fishing and hunting trip, written by Charles Sumner Hamilton. (Presented by Carol (Mrs. Ron) Hamilton at East Highlands Historical Society, and on file in Society's album for May, 1982).

Bob Roddick went to New York on a marketing trip.

1913 Devastating freeze on nights of January 6 and 7. Trees on Bench not
damaged to the extent they were in other parts of valley, however every
orange was severely frozen. The freeze finally caused such a heavy
defoliation that it looked as if a fire had swept through the orchards.
Economics of disaster felt by all.

This year Edwards planted the first grapefruit and more valencias.

More orchard heaters were purchased, and oil tanks erected on Elder Gulch Road.

First bridge was erected over Santa Ana River on Orange Street.

Bob Roddick married Harriet E. Coutant, a school teacher in Brooklyn whom he met while on an orange selling trip for Gold Buckle. They moved into 2nd house on Benson Row next door to Perry's. Children: Florence, Edna, Helen and Robert Stewart Roddick, Jr.

National income tax began.

1914 Brookings Lumber Company moved to Oregon.

East Highlands Tennis Club organized by Claude Wattenbarger. Mrs. Eaton was Secretary, Clyde Gerber, manager. Star players were Will Lytle and

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Wattenbarger. A tennis court was built on southwest corner of Cram school yard.

Green Row houses transferred from East Highlands Orange Company control to Gold Buckle Association.

Bert Browning married Maude Ross, and they lived in a Cram house south of Santa Ana Road until 1925 when they moved to Weaver house at northwest corner of Weaver and Base Line. Bert hauled water for use in village from reservoir on Church and Water Streets.

Frances and Harriet Coutant came to East Highlands and bought the house on Ypsilantha St. built by Peterson.

Electricity installed in Perry house (Benson's). Used for lighting and ironing only.

Annual CRAM SCHOOL picnic held at Harlem Springs and all went swimming in the warm water plunge. Usual transportation was in a hay wagon donated by a grower for the day, but this year Orange Company had its first truck and the trip was made in the truck with Mr. Eaton as the driver. Some school picnics were also held at Rabel Springs — across street from Harlem Springs (where Base Line laundry was located). There was a lake there for swimming.

The old machinery in the Gold Buckle was to be replaced with more modern machinery. While the building was empty Mr. Edwards threw a big party for the community. He made a speech and introduced the Gold Buckle Singers. These included the Browning boys. The Gold Buckle had the first pre-cooling and icing plant in the area. It pioneered the way for all others and demonstrated the efficiency of this method of refrigerating shipments. The new method consisted of pre-cooling for forty-eight hours gradually bringing down the temperature to 38~40°F. The fruit was then loaded into the cars, the bunkers of which had already been iced. This way the fruit was shipped to Boston or New York even in the heat of the summer months without re-icing or spoilage. Before this, the railroad companies had blown cold air into the cars.

1915 The area known as the "Village" grew steadily when Charles and Frank Tyler

sold lots to families coming to work in the developing orange groves and packing houses. Settlers came from Missouri, Texas, Indiana, Oklahoma, the Dakotas, Nova Scotia, other states, and from Mexico. Nearly everyone worked for the Orange Company, Gold Buckle Packing House, East Highlands Citrus Association, the railroad, school, stores, or the individual growers.

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Early work was clearing the land, building the irrigation ditches and roads, planting the young trees, planting hay, cutting and bailing hay for the horses, hauling rocks for ditches, flumes, and buildings. Engineering feats were accomplished in building the irrigation ditches and flumes. Work was endless.

The Village looked very different than it does today (1990). There were houses and buildings on Santa Ana Canyon Road (Greenspot). A two story boarding house was on the corner of Ypsilantha Street where people lived who worked on the groves or in the packing houses. It was often called "The Hotel." Farther east and north of Santa Ana Canyon Road was the Community Building where dances, meetings, and both Catholic and Protestant Church services were held. In addition to the Richardson's Store building there was another market farther east first owned by the Ruedas, then the Florianos, and last the Ruizes. Later another was on the corner of Church opposite Richardson's, and adjoining it was a garage. A pool hall owned by Leonardo Rodriguez was on the corner of Cortez and Santa Ana Canyon Road. Another two story boarding house was also on this road, and near the Community Building was a large baseball field. Land for the field and the Community Building had been donated by J.S. Edwards.

Families throughout the village raised cows, pigs, and chickens, and had vegetable gardens. They sold pigs, cheese, milk, eggs to add to their incomes. The people all helped one another, and it was one big farm community.

Demancio and Marciano Paramo and family arrived. Lewis Filmore Cram died at age 81.

May 7, Germans sank unarmed British luxury liner Lusitania, with loss of 1,198 lives including 128 Americans. Anti-German feelings mounted.

In September, free buses took children to high school for first time.

Frances Coutant directed the construction of the Community Building at corner of Elder Gulch Road on north side of Santa Ana Canyon Road (Greenspot Road). The building was used for many local activities, including Catholic and Protestant Church services. J.S. Edwards donated the land, and many local residents worked on the building.

1916 NEW East Highlands Citrus Packing House built on property east of Santa

Fe Depot on Elder Gulch Road. "Double A" and "Chanticleer" Brands topped the national fruit auctions. Frank Gore manager from 1914-1920.

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William Bristol organized "Highland Marching Club" to march in San Bernardino's July 4th parade. Men wore uniforms of Khaki shirts and trousers with bright orange sashes.

The Village inundated by six feet of water in terrible flood. Mud was caked on windows of houses afterwards. Men working to rescue people were in water up to their chests. Some were rescued in a rowboat. Families took refuge in a building used for storing picking boxes located near the Santa Fe Railroad Station. They broke boxes to make a fire in a stove in order to get dry. Families stayed in the building for a week, and in that time Mr. Richardson's store ran out of bread and supplies. The railroad tracks were washed out as was the bridge over the Santa Ana to Redlands, and the only way to get out was by horse. Plunge Creek in these days ran in a different channel, and every time there were heavy rains the men took turns watching the water because it would always flood the village. No animals were lost as the men waded in to untie the goats and cattle so they could find higher ground. Chickens were let out and found safety.

The road in the Santa Ana Canyon was destroyed above the power houses, never to be rebuilt as a through road to the mountains. Students in Redlands High School stayed in Redlands for a week as no trains ran and the roads were unusable.

During this week after the flood, the frame Santa Fe Depot burned. All the men got buckets and helped fight the fire before the Highland horse-drawn fire engine arrived. A temporary replacement for the depot was a railroad--red box car.

The Redlands-Highland Fruit Growers Exchange came to study the pre-cooling system pioneered at the Gold Buckle before they built theirs in connection with the Union Ice Company.

1916-17 Many "first^J were tried on the Orange Company ranch, with one of the most interesting and successful being "sluicing" by means of which low places and sometimes narrow gulches were filled with dirt and made usable for planting.

1917 Margaret Roddick (Mrs. James) wrote a poem "The Lonesome Folks Back

Home" in honor of her grandson, Robert McGregor, who was overseas in World War I. First printed in the Los Angeles Examiner, the poem became a popular hit, and the Examiner asked Mrs. Roddick for permission to have the poem set to music (only one stanza is presented on the next page).

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The Lonesome Folks Back Home

They are lonesome tonight, the folks back home,

For the boy who is over "Over There,"

And their eyes grow dim as they fill with tears

When they see his vacant chair,

And they were proud when he marched away,

Looking so brave and tall

Ready and eager to do his bit

As he answered his country's call,

But they're lonesome tonight, the folks back home,

For the boy who is "Over There."

East Highlands Lemon Company incorporated January 30. The packing house on south side of R.R. tracks will be included in the East Highlands Citrus Association packing house as the box shed.

East Highlands Protective Company operated for grove fumigation.

Mr. Bristol built tables and fireplaces at the junction of the Salt Lake and Santa Fe Trails in Cajon Pass. Area was called Camp Cajon.

President Woodrow Wilson called for Declaration of War against Germany. G.W. Beattie was appointed Chairman of W.W. I Selective Service and Exemption Board for District II. He served from July 1917 to March 1919.

The Literary Society organized by Don Aplin.

Grades 1-6 only taught at Cram School. Students attend Redlands Junior High for first time.

1917-18 Henry Cram left school to enter the service in W.W. I. He served in England and France.

1918 Influenza epidemic and many local residents ill. Among the flu deaths were

Stanley Bristol and Grace Tyler Walden. Esther Lemos died in childbirth.

World War I Armistice signed November 11, 1918. Veterans were William Henry Cram, Jr., Fred Cornelius, Frederick L. Cram, Robert McGregor.

Regular frost warnings are started on the radio.

Large navel crop to harvest. I.W.W. stirred up fruit workers to strike. Teamsters carried guns, and picking went on by anyone who would work. High school girls and boys picked during spring vacation.

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1919 Frederick Laurence Cram married Nellie Jane Carter of San Bernardino.

Their children: Marilyn and Lucille.

City Creek Road opened as a public thoroughfare to mountains.

Plans finalized and 20 tables erected at picnic grounds in Cajon Pass by W.M. Bristol.

November 10: The "All Highland Lemon Association" established on Boulder Avenue north of the Santa Fe tracks at Molina, site of old Brookings Lumber Mill. J.S. Edwards, H. Yerxa, H.W. Seager, W.H. Roddick, E.W. McLain, Thomas W. Frye, and E.T. Keiser were original stockholders. Brands were: Treasure, Surely, Sahara, and Oasis. Transferred to Gold Buckle Association August 16, 1923.

1919                                                      Raymond Clyde Gerber served in W.W. I in the Chemical Warfare Service

1920                                                      and was severely wounded. He returned to the Gerber ranch to regain his
1949 health and sight. Together with his wife, Marjorie Wilson, and two sisters

Ida Belle and Alyda, and their families the GERBER DAIRY was begun. The property was 150 acres with 13 in citrus, the balance was an olive grove, for grazing and some corn. There were 200 head of dairy cattle: Holstein, Guernsey, Jersey, 2 bulls, work horses, pigs, and chickens. At the peak, the dairy had two delivery trucks and supplied Grade A raw milk to both Redlands and San Bernardino. Later, milk was pasteurized at the dairy and sold to Golden State Creameries. In 1920, Mr. Gerber became affiliated with the Farm Bureau, and in 1928, 1929, and 1932 was county president. In 1937 he was elected secretary of the San Bernardino County Farm Bureau, and held this position until his death in 1949. From 1937 to 1948 he was a member of the Redlands School Board, and also served for many years on the Cram School Board. The Gerber sons are: Raymond Clyde, Jr., and Claude Wilson. Claude remembers selling Grade A raw milk with cream on top at the corner of 3rd and Orange for 250 a gallon. The entire property and houses were sold in 1949.

1920 East Highlands Orange Company Superintendent's house to be built on top

of hill near reservoir and above the Camp area. The house was ordered through the Sears-Roebuck catalogue, and Bob Roddick picked up the parts at the train station. Bob and Harriet and children were first occupants in February 1921. Thor Ericson became superintendent in 1943, and after him Walt Lawson.

Tom Gore was Secretary-manager of East Highlands Citrus Association from now until 1928.

V.W. Ranney came to East Highlands from San Diego and bought 25 acres from the Hartzell estate for $80,000.

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Rock Santa Fe Railroad Station built on east side of Church Street south of the tracks on site of old packing house used by E.H. Citrus Association. Mrs. Perry drew plans for the office and waiting room. Santa Fe adjusted same to meet their needs. William Bristol guaranteed that the ranchers would haul rocks for the building. Bristol made the sign "East Highlands" in black and white rock.

Women of the United States win the right to vote. 19th Amendment passed.

Finn Erichsen arrived in Redlands from Providence, Rhode Island. His sister, Borghild, followed him as did his mother and brother, Thor. Thor and the mother came by ship to New Orleans, and then by the Southern Pacific Railroad to Redlands (San Timeteo Canyon). Both men will work for J.S. Edwards and the East Highlands Orange Company for many years, Thor becoming superintendent in 1943.

Dr. Philip M. Savage, Sr., and Bernice Roberts Savage purchased the Sewell property, and named it Palm Bluff Ranch. Dr. Savage opened his first general practice office in Chino, moving to San Bernardino in 1911 when he became Superintendent of San Bernardino County Hospital, then located on Mt. Vernon Avenue and Third Street. Children are: Phil, Jr., Meredith, James, and David. James was born on the ranch, and of the children, Meredith and James attended Cram School. The family moved back to San Bernardino later in the 1920's, but Dr. and Mrs. Savage returned to live on the ranch, remodeling the house in 1942. Dr. Savage retired in 1947.

W. Raymond Paxton and wife, Nellie, arrived. Children: Lorraine, Leonard, William Leslee, Clinton, Robert, Eugene and Louise. Paxton worked for 25 years for Jesse Watson. Lived on west side of Church Street on hill south of Watson's Victorian house at corner of Base Line and Church Streets.

Tractors began to replace horses.

The Tenth National Orange Show drew 160,000 visitors. It was held at Urbita Springs. Carloads of girls dressed in orange coats and hats took oranges to L.A. and showered the people on the sidewalks with oranges.

In the 1920's Bob Roddick was a State Fire Marshall, active with the men who worked at the East Highlands Orange Company in controlling fires. The East Highlands Orange Company now owned 600 acres.

New steamship service shipping oranges to the Far East was begun.

1921 In April the first direct shipment of Sunkist Oranges and lemons arrived in

London from Los Angeles. A special box had been sent to the King and a thank you note arrived from Buckingham Palace. The first canal shipment

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had been made in March. After they had arrived in good shape in Philadelphia the next shipment went to England. The Redlands Highland Fruit Exchange showed that in the season ending in October, 2,660 cars of 400 boxes per car had been shipped. This was a growth of 650 cars. In November J.S. Edwards went to Atlanta, Lynchburg, Virginia, and Atlantic City to explain co-operative marketing.

Marguerite Cornelius attended Longmire's Business College and worked this year for Jed Van Leuven in his farm machinery store in San Bernardino. J.S. Edwards then hired her to be bookkeeper for the Orange Company. She worked for a year until freeze of 1923, when so much fruit was lost there was no job.

Domestic Water Company formed.

1922 January 28: FREEZE and heavy damage.

Russell Edwards house on Santa Ana Canyon Road built. Henry Cram purchased Don Aplin's twenty acre grove.

1923 State Highway built over Big Bear Dam.

East Highlands Improvement Company bought by East Highlands Orange Company.

Alfred and Martha (Whittemore) Poe arrived with children: Mary Pauline and Marvin Leon.

EAST HIGHLANDS COMMUNITY CLUB organized by teachers and parents at Cram School (will become Cram School P.T.A. in 1986).

National Orange Show is in it's first permanent building.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration statistics showed that the valley had felt six earthquakes of 6.0 or greater since records have been kept: 1857, 1890, 1899, 1909, 1918, 1923.

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Five great floods have occurred in the county in the 19th century: 1825, 1862, 1867, 1884, 1891.

Stewart Packing House to be used as Orange Company offices. Lupe Padilla hired by Orange Company.

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1924 ARROYO VERDE SCHOOL is established. This school was opened at the

request of the residents so children living in the village would not have the long walk to Cram School. The mothers were mostly concerned about their daughters walking through the groves to school. According to San Bernardino County School records, the two schools were at first called Cram: Old Building and New Building. In the Old Building Mrs. Olive Kimball Brown was principal and taught 4-6 grades. In the New Building Mrs. Maude Ofstad taught 3-7 grades, and Mrs. Wilma Mills taught 1-2. (All three teachers lived in Redlands).

Joe Mujica was in the fourth grade in the opening year of the school, he attended 1-3 at Cram.

The elected School Board for the District controlled both schools, and Mr. Fred E. George, Chief Engineer at the Ice Plant for the Gold Buckle Packing House, was Clerk of the Board. From 1925-1927 the same names were used: Cram Old Building and Cram New Building.

In 1927-1928, the name ARROYO VERDE was officially used as the name for the "New Building." No pictures have been found of the original school, but early students have remembered the following details about the building and the site.

The building was very sturdy, with thick walls, and heavy, thick doors with square glass windows. The building had many large windows, and above the entrance there were two gables. There was a large hallway, and the building was partitioned in the middle with grades 1, 2, and 3 on one side, and grades 4, 5, and 6 on the other. In the beginning there was no kindergarten room, but later a room was added behind the primary grades for the "baby" class. It was called the "baby" class, and the room had small chairs and pillows. Separate from the school building were a cooking room, with several cooking ranges, a woodshop, and a garage. The woodshop was beside the garage and the teachers taught the students how to use the coping saw and other tools. In the cooking room the teachers invited the young mothers to come for cooking lessons. Lunchtime was very special as everyone could run out and go home to eat. University of Redlands students came to coach, and a ball team was formed. The boys would challenge Cram, Lugonia, and Mission Schools. A ball diamond was on the grounds. In the spring field trips were held for the children to see the wild flowers in the area. Because there was lots more rain in those days, and there was water in the creek that ran by the school, flowers blossomed everywhere. Teachers took the children to see the Indian Paint Brush, California poppies, and other wild flowers and plants. Half a day would be spent going out and coming back—it was a real education in nature.

Sarah Wakef ield Cram died.

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Bob Roddick, Sr. bought Adolph Cornelius property.

Santa Fe built new shops in San Bernardino providing employment for many.

1925 Dry year.

Robert Jennings' dream of recreation building for Orange Company realized when construction began on Rock House.

A. Cornelius moved to Los Angeles.

Howard C. Draper became secretary-manager of East Highlands Citrus Association (will serve until 1963-64 36 years). On October 6, he married Frances Toby of Colorado. Frances had graduated from U.C. Berkeley, and taught school in Rialto and San Bernardino. They will have two children: Patricia and Thomas.

Harold Vinnedge returned from Breman, Indiana to work again for East Highlands Citrus Association. He had been in the association in 1922-23, when he had come to California with his mother for his health. They returned to Bremen in 1923, and Harold married Edith Hans in 1924. Edith and Harold in 1925 lived first with Mrs. Isabel Richardson, mother of D.H. Richardson. In 1928 they bought the land where they live now from Frank Tyler; Harold built the house and they occupied it in 1929. They will have two daughters: Mary Catherine and Dorothy Lucille.

W.V. Ranney purchased the American Fruit Growers Ranch east of Plunge Creek, north of Santa Ana Canyon Road, and sold his Hartzell property to the Orange Company.

1926 Rock House completed January 1. With the automobile, men began to live
outside the Camp at East Highlands Orange Company. The Rock House
would become company offices after fire burned the Church Street office
building.

Highland Women's Club House built with Library, on northeast corner of Palm Avenue and Main Street. (Building now occupied by the Church).

Ray Moore worked on the Baake Ranch on Browning Road, and this year married Mabel. In the fall they moved back to Oklahoma where they stayed until 1929, returning to California and the Baake Ranch.

1927 Hattery Ranch for sale.

California Fruit Growers Exchange became SUNKIST.

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ARROYO VERDE name is used for name of Cram: New Building for first time in County School records. That year Mrs. Kathryn K. Murray was principal and taught grades 1-2, and Miss Edith Marie King taught 3-6. At Cram Mrs. Iva Mitchiner was principal and taught 4-6, and Mrs. Wilma Mills taught 1-3. (See 1944-1945).

1928                                                     Stuart Packing House on west side of Church Street south of railroad tracks
and old depot site blew down in heavy windstorm. (George and Jennie
Stuart.)

1929                                                     DEPRESSION. The great American success story came to an end.

Donald Draper married Velma Hathaway of Highland; resided in old Barrett House on Highland Avenue until 1938. The children are Richard Steven and Sharon Lucille.

The C.B. Hathaway family came to Highland in 1916.

Henry McKibban began working for Henry Cram. He and Mrs. McKibban -Ida, and children: Maudie, Darrell, and Kenneth first lived in the "Aplin House" moving later to the "Richardson House" on south Church Street in the village. He will work for 37-1/2 years for the Cram-Wright families.

Francisco Perez and his wife, Gregoria, came from Laredo, Texas to work for the Orange Company. Their children were Celia, John and Albert. Raymon Perez had arrived in East Highlands first from Mexico. He married Ida C. Conejo and their children are: Alfonso, Mary, Ignacio, Antonio, Victoria, Lupe, and Delores. Ramon worked for the Orange Company and was an irrigator, picker, and smudger.

County was deeded land to widen Base Line east from Church Street to 60 feet.

Cement road from garage on Elder Gulch finished to Base Line. Cold spell.

December 6. Mt. Harrison Mutual Water Company incorporated. Mrs. Bristol "witched" for the well location near Plunge Creek. Well dug to provide supplemental irrigation water for stockholders.

Wyatt Earp died, 81 years of age. He was one of the many teamsters who drove freight wagons to the gold mines in Holcomb Valley through Cramville. He watered his horses at the rock watering trough, still situated north of the old Richardson Store on Church Street and Greenspot Road.

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His parents lived in Colton. Virgil, Wyatt's brother, was Marshall of Colton in 1887.

1930 Lease on Cornelius grove was transferred to Bob Roddick.
St. Bernardine Hospital in San Bernardino erected.

1931 George E. and Molly Cram Hamilton purchased the Pierce (Judson) acreage
1962 north of Base Line on Church Street, adjoining the G.W. Beattie property
1979 to the north. Their children: Arthur and Leland. Hamilton will sell this

property in 1962 to William Latimer, San Antonio Orchard Company of Ontario. This property in 1978-79 will become part of the Daryl Stark development known as "Beattie Ranch Homes."

1931 Wallace Wattenbarger married Leta Downs. He owned and operated Wally's

1948 Garage for 36 years. He and Leta purchased the old Appleton Place in 1948

1979 where he died in 1979. Their children are Wallace Lee, Jr. (Bud) and

Claudia.

1931 Edwards purchased Redlands Heights Ranch property. This ranch became
known as the "Sunrise Ranch," situated east of Garnet Street in Mentone.

Two roads were re-routed or widened: the county asked for and was granted from the Orange Company a strip 40' wide beginning at Cram School and Base Line to run south past the Gold Buckle to Third Street, to be called Elder Gulch Road, and because of the traffic on Santa Ana Canyon Road, received property to re-route the Third Street Extension, or what is now called Greenspot Road, taking through traffic off Santa Ana Canyon Road. Sixty foot right of way granted to achieve this. The small triangle to the west across the street from the store was the result of this road change.

1932                                                      Improved high gear road to mountains completed.

1933                                                      James S. Edwards died suddenly October 25, in his office on Church Street,
starting another busy day on the property he loved. His legacy for the
valley is the development of the East Highlands Orange Company and Gold
Buckle Packing House. Few men could have accomplished what he did. He
overcame almost unsurmountable obstacles with a steadfast faith and
courage in his beliefs.

1934                                                      Sixth graders were transferred from Arroyo Verde School to Cram.

1935                                                      Ray and Mabel Moore moved from the Baake Ranch on Browning Road to
the house on the Cram School grounds, with Ray becoming custodian of
Cram and Arroyo Verde Schools. Ray Moore went into the construction

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business in the early 1940's and in 1942 worked on the construction of what is Norton Air Force Base. After this work, Ray went to work as custodian for the Cypress Elementary School in Highland. When Ray left Cram-Arroyo Verde, Mabel Moore became custodian. In 1946 she drove the first school bus providing elementary school bus transportation throughout the area. The custodian's house had four bedrooms, kitchen, and a large combination dining and living room. The Moore's children in the home were Harold, Lola, Barbara, Shirley, and Jim (who was born there).

Frederick L. Cram died.

U.S. Highway 99 built through the valley.

1936 Last Big Red Car to run from Redlands to Los Angeles. One route of the

cars was also to the beaches. It was a thrill for persons from the east to stand in a grove and pick an orange. One trip went to Riverside for lunch at the Mission Inn.

Cram House sold. Original Cram House and property sold to J.D. Langford owner of Antlers Hotel in San Bernardino. The Farmers and the Waldens lived in the house as caretakers.

Wally Wattengbarger and Bob Cheeney bought the garage beside store at the southeast corner of Church and Greenspot Road from Pop Johnson. In 1940 Wally bought out Bob. Wally operated the garage for 35 years as area mechanic for cars, trucks, tractors, wind machines, etc.

FREEZE. Smudging in the groves was a winter chore. 1937 was the worst year when the men worked 89 days and nights filling the pots by day, and lighting them at night. Mr. Roddick always rode a mare to keep track of the work going on everywhere on the Orange Company in 1908-1919. When they were going to have to smudge, he drove out to tell the men, and would sometimes tap on the window at midnight mass at St. John of Boscoe Church to get someone's attention.

1938 HEAVY FLOODS. Railroad tracks on "Loop Line" washed out, marking the
end of passenger train service on the line.

Floods ruined the Camp Cajon grounds which had been an earlier project of W.M. Bristol.

Ray Moore rescued children from Arroyo Verde School during the flood.

1939 James C. and Helen Mullins of Arkansas bought orange property from the
Drapers, and built an outstanding house which was finished in late 1939.
James died in 1942, and Helen in 1960. James C. Mullins, Jr., Ruth Mary,

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and children James and Sally, moved into the house in June of 1961. The property was sold in 1978 and became the Los Altos Terrace subdivision. (Their property was originally part of the Amanda Weaver acreage.

Jene and Rhea Hamilton moved into the Water Street John W. Sumner family home when Carrie, Sumner's wife moved to Redlands after Sumner's death. Rhea and Jene will have two children: Ronald Sumner and Janice Lynn.

"Heritage of the Valley" published by George W. and Helen P. Beattie.

1939-40 Shirley K. Bacon, Jr. began a Pest Control business which he would close in 1953. He then worked for East Highlands Citrus Association until his retirement. Bacon served several terms as Board Member of Cram School. He had two daughters: Karen and Meg. His sister, Rondine Bacon Graves, was graduated from Longmire's Business College in San Bernardino and started a bookkeeping business; in 1940 she began doing tax returns which she has continued to 1990. Her children are Nan Poppett and Kimball Graves.

1940                                                      Charles and Emma Massey purchased their home on Church Street. Charlie
worked for Henry Cram and lived in a Cram ranch house until 1940. Their
children were Carl and Helen. Carl married LaVerne Mathews of Redlands
in 1940. Their children are: Linda and Don.

1941                                                      St. John of Boscoe Church was built on Merris Street in East Highlands
marking end of the use of the Community Hall on Greenspot Road for
Catholic Church services. Father Grey came for celebration of Mass on
Sundays from St. Mary's Church in Redlands. Men who hauled rocks from
the Santa Ana River bed to be used in the construction of the church were
among others: Eugenio and Quirino Aguilar, Ramon Perez, Tomas Ybarra,
Vicente Delgado, Francisco Perez, and Frank Tina. Tina and Savas Sauceda
assisted Ole Dahl with the rock cementing and framework in the new
church. Many children also helped gathering the rocks.

Leonard B. McCulley became Postmaster August 22, replacing David H. Richardson. Post Office was in McCulley's Store at southeast corner of Church and Greenspot Road. McCulley served until January 29, 1953.

Thor Erichsen became Superintendent of East Highlands Orange Company, and he and his wife, Margaret moved into the house on top of hill, overlooking lake and Camp of East Highlands Orange Company. Thor will retire in 1965, serving as Superintendent for 24 years.

December 8th, an airplane spotting station was set up in the Erichsen garage. Later a structure was built on the hill opposite the garage for a

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permanent station which was manned by East Highlands and Highland citizens for the duration of the war.

Adrian and Ann Van Meeteren and son Charles started the Van Meeteren Dairy on site of old Townsend Dairy, west of Boulder on East Third Street (now Fifth). Before opening the dairy, Adrian worked for Redlands Oil Company for years. Charles married Betty of Redlands in 1956, and they built their home on the property. Their children are Charles, Nancy, Shelley, Mary, and Beth. The cows were sold and the dairy closed in 1980, and in 1987 the property was sold.

1942 Johnny and Eunice Ray arrived from Oklahoma. Johnny worked first for

Carson Kilday who had a business in grove care. By 1972 Johnny started his own contracting business in grove care, and took care of many groves in Highland and East Highlands. Eunice worked for Redlands Foothill Groves for 29 years. Their children: Velma, Sonny, Brucey and Peggy.

Cloide and Bernice Gray purchased the William Bristol property of 40 acres north of Highland Avenue and from Church Street east to the Mullins acreage. C.B. Gray was a realtor in San Bernardino and Redlands, and owned many orange groves throughout the area. Bernice Gray's father was John Talmadge, of the famous Talmadgeyaha cattle family in the San Bernardino mountains. John was the first white child born in the area now known as Lake Arrowhead. Talmadge and Doris were the Gray children. This property was owned next by the famous movie star Edward Arnold. Edward and Ann Jamison Calligan will purchase the property in the early 1950's. In William Bristol's and the Cloide Gray's ownership, the property was known as the "Way Up Ranch." Edward Arnold changed the name to "Road's End Ranch."

U.S. ARMY AIR STATION established on Third Street, San Bernardino.

East Highlands Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #9603 founded. First meeting held at "The Beachcombers" on Webster and Third Streets — First Commander was Charles Hernandez.

1944 In September, Lt. Charles Rogers Harper Cram was killed in Tank action in
Battle of the Bulge, Belgium. He had graduated from Tank Officers'
Training School at Fort Knox, Kentucky.

1944-45 Cram and Arroyo Verde Schools unified. That year at Arroyo Verde, Mrs. Blanche Dettinger taught the only grades: pre-primary, and 1 and 2.

1945 Judge and Florine Miller came from Richmond where Judge had worked in
the shipyards during World War II. Their son: Buddy. Also joining the
brothers were Ivan and Emma. All the Millers worked for the Gold Buckle.

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Ted and Velma Miller settled in East Highlands and worked at the Gold Buckle. Children were: Imogene, Ted, and Terry.

1945-46 Cram School at this time was a four room school house. Rooms were crowded, and as a result the Arroyo Verde building was moved to the flat area below the 1902 Cram building on the hill. This building became the pre-primary and first grade room on one side, and on the other was the audio-visual room where assemblies, pageants, and Community Club meetings were held.

This school set-up was used until 1958 when Cram School District was absorbed by Redlands Unified School District. Until this time Cram School was administered by an elected school board under the San Bernardino County Schools System.

1946 Claude C. Rhoades purchased the original Cram property from J.D.
Langford.

Louis Rozema and brother established Rozema Egg Ranch on east Third Street, Louis shortly becoming sole owner.

William and Mildred Dahlstrom and their four children: Jannette, William, Jr., Laurence, and Bette Ann arrived in the area from Alhambra where William had been working in a manufacturing plant during World War II as foreman. William worked in the groves for Jeff Rutledge and tended bar at Pinky's, and became a San Bernardino Reserve Deputy. Dahlstrom's background was from being on the Chicago Police Force, and Ray Deakins, coordinator of San Bernardino County Constables, recommended him to the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors. He was sworn in as Constable of the Highland-East Highlands area on July 1, 1956, and would retire April 1, 1970.

Kenneth Miller joined the family from Oklahoma where he had lived with his grandparents.

1947 Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #9603 Clubhouse was erected on Merris
Street and named for the two young men killed in World War II: Albert
Munoz and Charles Cram. Albert Munoz was killed in action in New Guinea
in the Battle of Lei, Pacific Theatre. He was a Corporal and Pointer Scout
for his unit. (See 1944-Gram).

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1988 Elizabeth MacLean married Donald C. Kiel. In 1951 they moved into the

old Worley house as Edson was ill and needed Elizabeth to manage the ranch. After the death of her father in 1955 and her mother in 1975, Elizabeth became a third generation orange grower. She had since her

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graduation from University of Redlands been a social worker for San Bernardino County Welfare Department. Don worked first in 1947 after graduation from the University of Redlands as a probation officer. In 1951 with his M.A. Degree from U.S.C., he was in the Department of Mental Hygiene; he progressed through many levels of State accomplishments, and became Community Liaison in the State Department of Health, a position he held until his retirement in 1988. The Kiel children are: Carol, Charles and Nancy.

1948 In October, Opal and Clifford Wallis, and daughters, Rita, and Neva,
arrived. Clifford worked first for the Gold Buckle, then for Jene Hamilton,
and for Roscoe Crim in Redlands. Opal Wallis worked for a time at the
Gold Buckle, and then was employed at the Patton State Hospital where she
worked until her retirement.

1948-49 FREEZE YEAR.

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1964 Leo and Gertrude Donahue and family came to Highland from Redlands

where they had lived since 1937. The Donahues owned and published the Highland Messenger from 1947 to 1963. In 1964 Leo and Gertrude moved to a new home in Sycamore Heights, East Highlands.

1949                                                     G.W. Beattie died in May at 90 years of age. He was one of Lugonia's and
Cramville's early pioneers. His lasting legacy to the valley were his
historical books and writings.

1950                                                     Helen P. Beattie moved to Redlands and George F., Kay, Karen and
Geoffrey moved to ranch from San Bernardino where G.F. was chairman of
Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences at San Bernardino Valley
College.

Dial telephone system installed in East Highlands with prefix "Heather." Highland telephone operators were Susie Roddick, Mary Hidden, and Effie Robey.

In June, Communist North Korea invaded South Korea. USA involved in United Nations Forces under General Douglas MacArthur.

Louis Rozema married Helen Steele of Redlands. Their children are Linda, Randy, and Rhonda. A new home was built on the property in 1959. In 1972 the entire property and business was sold. Rozemas now live in "Carriage Hill."

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1951                                                      "Origin and Early Development of Water Rights in the East San Bernardino
Valley" by G.W. Beattie published by San Bernardino Valley Water
Conservation District.

1952                                                      October 24th. 50th Anniversary of 1902 Cram School building. Cram
School moved to this site in 1882. District formed 1869. 83rd year of
Cram School.

1952

1978 Stephen and Edith Rozsa Jankay bought south part of the Watson 1882

property south of Base Line, coming from Highland. Stephen came to the United States in 1931 from Hungary. He served in the Navy with special duty in the U.S. Army in World War II in the Pacific and Italy. He returned to Highland where he had lived in 1940 when he was discharged in 1945. In 1945 he began to work for the State Department of Employment, and retired in 1976. Edith Rozsa came from Hungary in 1948 to Los Angeles, and married Stephen that year. She was a piano teacher in East Highlands. The Jankays sold the property in 1978, and moved to Redlands. Edith has been a member of the Music Teachers of California, Redlands Branch since 1948, and continues to teach piano in Redlands (1990).

1952                                                      Ruth and Ronald Hamamura, and children Dennis, Roger, and Roy, arrived
from Honolulu, Hawaii, and purchased their East Third Street property.
They built a large glass green house for an exotic plant nursery. A
disastrous freeze that winter killed most of their unprotected stock.
Ronald went to work for Sears for fifteen years. The Hamamura's had 10
acres, but no water, so they leased 15 acres from the Rozemas, their
neighbors to the west. In 1960, the Hamamuras sank a well on their own
ten acres and have since become outstanding strawberry producers in the
area. Also grown are Maui style onions and vegetables.

1953                                                      California Fruit Growers Exchange renamed SUNKIST.

Guy C. Stockton, Postmaster January 29 to August 19 in Stockton's Store (old Richardson Store).

John H. Bergstom became Postmaster from July 11 to his retirement in 1979 — 26 years.

1954 George F. Beattie elected to Redlands Unified School District Board of
Trustees.

1954 Marilyn Cram married Robert W. Donahue. They moved to Sycamore

1963 Heights in East Highlands in 1963. Their children: Margaret, Tom, John,

and Michael. Marilyn is the author of both fiction and non-fiction books for

adults and children. Her nineteenth book, "The Valley in Between" is a

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story about San Bernardino Valley and its pioneer heritage. Bob was a partner with his father for fifteen years in San Bernardino Publishing Company, and has a successful background in lecturing at colleges and universities on a variety of business subjects in addition to having taught in U.S. Air Force Flight Schools. Marilyn and Bob have co-authored travel books and articles.

1954                                                     Mabel Moore ended her career at Cram School after major surgery, but by
the summer she went to work at Norton Air Force Base as a skilled worker.
The Moores moved to Ypsilantha Street in East Highlands. Mr. Moore will
work as custodian at Cypress School until 1971 when he retired because of
a heart attack.

1955                                                     Road's End Ranch (Bristol Way-up Ranch) purchased by Dr. Charles P. and
Ava Klapp Sprague: Children: Charla, Ava Kathryn, and Charles. Dr.
Sprague is a physician and surgeon practicing in San Bernardino.

1956                                                     "Loop" Line Santa Fe Railroad track broken.

1957                                                     Dr. Russell R. and Rhoda Roberts bought acreage on Base Line from Jesse
Watson 1882 property. The Roberts built a house on the acreage for their
residence in 1960. Dr. Roberts is an ophthalmologist in private practice in
San Bernardino; Mrs. Roberts has worked for several years in the Colton
Berean Christian Store. Their children are Richard and Roderick.

Robert M. Castle, attorney, and Mary L. Castle, Redlands School Psychologist, purchased the Jesse Watson house on Base Line and Church Street. Their children are Claudia, Will, Valerie and John.

1958 Present Cram School built on Elder Gulch Road by Redlands Unified School
District. Clare Henry Day architect.

Leslie and Shirley Nielsen, and Russell and Kris Lackner purchased Watson property south of Jankay's and north of Tom Huffman. Lackner children are Peggy and John; Nielsons are Chris, Peter, Leanne, and Lisa.

1959 Gene and Lorraine Abbott of San Bernardino bought the Joe Watson house
on Church Street from Tom Huffman. This is part of the original Watson
orange property first settled in 1882. Abbott's children are Linda and Don.

Dates are not known for Fred Huffman's ownership of property. It is known that he lived with, and probably worked for Jesse Watson, later owning land on the eastern side of Plunge Creek on the North Fork Ditch, and part of the Barrett-Lytle property (joining the Beattie Ranch) that was sold to Robert Scholton of Redlands. A nephew of Fred's, Tom Huffman, lived in the Joe Watson house.

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Diamond Jubilee year of the Highland Congregational Church. 1960-61 Driest years in San Bernardino Valley history.

1961                                                      Golf professional Walter Duda opened Duda's Driving Range in June to
teach the game of golf to residents of the area (See 1990).

1962                                                      Intercontinental #10 Freeway cut through Redlands.

Robert S. Roddick, Jr. deeded land on Greenspot Road to Southwest Broadcasting Company — Redlands Radio Station - KCAL.

In 1906, Tur Bisesi and a small Redlands corporation bought original Cram property, and another series of caretakers resided in the house.

Henry and Virginia Kramer Guerth moved into the old "Ed" Cram House south of Baseline on Weaver Street. Henry is John Edward and Nettie Keller Cram's grandson; his mother, Letha, was an only daughter who married William Guerth of Redlands. Henry and Virginia will live in what is known as the F.E. George house on Highland Avenue from 1965 to August 1967 while building their new home on the Weaver Street property. The Guerth children are Dawn and William Henry. The Guerth property was later sold to Van Wyck who developed a horse training facility on the acreage. After Van Wyck's death the property was sold. The Guerth's moved to Carriage Hill when they sold the property to Van Wyck.

1963 Highland Congregational Church in new building at Palm and Atlantic
Avenues.

President John F. Kennedy assassinated in Dallas, Texas.

Karen Dee Beattie left for Peace Corps assignment in Phuket, Thailand, teaching "English as a foreign language," until April of 1965; until February 1966 will teach at Thai Peace Corp Training Center in Hilo, Hawaii.

1964 Howard Draper resigned as Manager of East Highlands Citrus Association.
Harold Vinnedge succeeded him.

The "Bracero program" which brought thousands of farm workers into the USA legally from Mexico was terminated. Workers in East Highlands area were housed in Cone Creek Camp.

After Henry Cram's death Margaret and Arnold, "Bud," Wright moved into the family home with Henrietta Cram. Bud became inspector biologist for the County Agriculture Department, where he worked until his retirement.

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Margaret taught school between 1959 and 1963. Their children are Lisa Alison and Bruce Arnold. Henrietta Cram died in 1974.

1965 Dennis and Nancy Sniddecor Johnson moved into the F.E. George House on

Highland Avenue. In 1967 moved to their first house on Browning Road, in 1969 moved to new home on Browning. Their children: Tracy Ann and Travis Roy. In 1980, the Johnsons purchased land on top of hill on the old Weaver-Cook, and Frank Gore property, building their present house. (1985).

1965 Jene Hamiltons sold the property known as "RED HILL" to the East

1980 Highlands Orange Company. In 1980, the Hamilton Home Place will be sold

1988 to Blackland Properties, Inc. of Dallas, Texas, and in 1988 the last of their

property, the "Harris Place" will be purchased by the SunCal Development

and Investment Company.

1965 Gary and Carol Roberts purchased the southern piece of the Watson
1970 acreage. In 1970, they bought acreage on Elder Gulch and Base Line from
1982 John Marolla. Also on this property were other family members: The

Kaenels, Medlocks, and Doolittles. In 1982 the Roberts sold this property to Mobil Oil Corporation and built a new home on the Watson acreage on Church Street. Gary left the engineering field and employment at Rockwell International to enter the field of education, in which he has been involved for 22 years. Carol has taught for 18 years in San Bernardino and five years in Colton. Gary is principal of the Reche Canyon Elementary School, and Carol teaches in the Grand Terrace Elementary School.

1966 Margaret and Bud Wright purchased Dr. Symmes property on Weaver Street.
Symmes was son-in-law of Dr. Weaver, after whom Weaver Street was
named in very early years. Symmes and his wife, Carrie, inherited all the
Weaver property which also included land north of and west on Base Line.
The home was on the corner of Baseline and Weaver Street. The Symmes
daughter was Marian.

Road's End Ranch transferred ownership of Road's End Ranch to the University of Redlands on an annuity program. Sprague family moved to Redlands.

1967                                                     Mabel Moore ended her employment at Norton AFB, and soon began part
time employment in the East Highlands Post Office under Postmaster John
Bergstrom. She will work until her retirement in 1976.

1968                                                     Martin Luther King assassinated.

1969                                                     Darwin E. (Sonny) Ray killed in action in Vietnam.
July 20—Neil Armstrong—USA—first stepped on moon.

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1970 Women's St. John of Boscoe Altar Society formed, with Henrietta Chavez
elected first President of group. It has maintained a busy schedule over the
years in fund raising activities for church. Father Gorman was last resident
priest.

August 20, the 22nd Annual Jamaica was held at St. John of Boscoe Church. A Mexican dinner was served from 2:00 p.m. through the evening. A mariachi band played from 6 to 10 p.m. and dancing held until 1:00 a.m. Sunday. The affair was sponsored by the Alter Society women with Mrs. David Chavez, President; Mrs. Mark Ramirez, Publicity; Mrs. Frank Ruiz, Treasurer; Mrs. Betty Humildad, Secretary; Mrs. Aurora Delgado, Food; and Mrs. Maria Medina, Dinner.

Russ and Twila Barnett Christiansen purchased 8 acres on East Base Line from Dr. P.M. Savage, Sr. on what was originally Bob Cram acreage. Russ cleared the middle of the property, keeping orange trees around edges for raising thoroughbred horses. In 1990 he no longer races horses, but still raises a few. His main business has been in real estate and the IPS Print Shop on Del Rosa Avenue, San Bernardino. The Christiansens have one son, Dick.

Santa Fe Rock station demolished.

James and Ginnie Seat bought the F.E. George home and part of acreage on East Highland Avenue. (The house was originally built by the Kinley's, who had two daughters, Elizabeth and Mary. Elizabeth married Lloyd Hidden of Highland, and Mary, Brown Wiggett of San Bernardino.)

1971                                                     Dick Christiansen and his wife, Sandra Lee Daniels purchased their house
and property from Grace Wilsey. This is part of the Dr. H. Weaver original
property on Base Line to Weaver Street. Dick's business is Action
Construction. The Christiansens children are Melinda and Russell Carl.

1972                                                     Board of Supervisors voted to relocate Museum to West Redlands.

Howard C. Draper died on September 29. In 1990, Frances Draper (living in Carlsbad) will have 17 great grandchildren.

Gene and Lorraine Abbott purchased the original Watson house and acreage on Base Line and Church Street from Bob and Mary Castle.

1973 July 12, J.S. Edwards home moved from Cajon Street in Redlands to site
near County Museum for a Victorian Restaurant called "The Edwards
Mansion."

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June 22, FIRE reported at 1:19 a.m. in Gold Buckle Association Packing House north of R.R. tracks and east of Elder Gulch Road. It burned to the ground.

San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District Foothill Pipeline for Feather River Water cut swath through Highland and East Highlands citrus groves.

June 29, Ground officially broken for San Bernardino County Museum in Redlands, one mile from site where San Bernardino County history actively began in 1810.

1974                                                      Bert and Maude Browning celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary.
Reception held at Cram School. Local history reviewed at the reunion.

1975                                                      Harold Vinnedge retired as manager of East Highlands Citrus Association.
William H. Miller becomes manager.

The old bell from Cram School was put in storage when the new school was built. This year it was loaned to the Orange Tree Wedding Chapel in Redlands (next to Edwards Mansion) by the San Bernardino County Museum.

1975 Wally and Evelyn Wilburn purchased the East Highlands Market from
1988 Leonard McCulley. Their son is Scott. Wilburns will sell the store in 1988

to develop Howard King of Los Angeles based Cal-West Development and Management Group.

1976 Cone Camp closed. (Redlands-Highland Farm Labor Association—housing
for "green card" workers). Named for fact it was built on the debris cone
of the Santa Ana River. Operated every season since 1942, except 1950.

See October Citrograph for "New Look at Eliza Tibbets, Mother of the Orange Industry," by Cathi McClain, member of staff of Sunkist Department of Consumer Services.

1977 Runaway grain cars on Santa Fe tracks from Mentone derailed in East
Highlands at Elder Gulch Road and at Church Street.

September 8, "America," 60 foot smog monitoring balloon of the South Coast Air Quality Management District, landed at 5:20 p.m. in grove west of Plunge Creek Road/north of Santa Ana Canyon Road (David Grave's Grove). It had been launched from Queen Mary parking lot in Long Beach at 8:09 a.m. Proved air pollution originating near the coast drifts into this valley.

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1978 Beattie Ranch sold to Stark and Associates, marking the end of continuous
occupation of members of the Beattie family since 1882. Also sold was the
Latimer property south of the Beatties, originally Judson, Glass, Pierce,
George E. Hamilton, and the Robert Scholton property, part of original
Barrett holdings. The first subdivision was named Beattie Ranch Homes.
It was later Eastridee. and is now Summit.

First Feather River water delivered to East Highlands groves via North Fork Ditch for irrigation during the time Edison Company spilled Santa Ana River water for repair of siphon.

First commercial avocado grove planted, west of Cram Road, north of Santa Ana Road and R.R. tracks by Vic Ray.

St. John Boscoe Church council purchased mobile home for parish meeting house. Funds raised by parish council and members fund raiser events. David Chavez, President; Louise Cabral, Secretary; Diaz, Treasurer.

Harold Vinnedge retirement reception February 10, 1978 at East Highlands Citrus Association Packing House, Elder Gulch Road. Served 55 years on the job at the packing house. Married Edith in Bremen, Indiana, returned after a years absence. Became Assistant to Howard Draper and then Manager in 1964.

Roger Reyfus purchased acreage on Base Line west of Church Street, a part of the original Watson 1882 property, from Dr. Russell Roberts. His children are Robert and Kathleen.

1979 Base Line realigned to straight thoroughfare, cutting out the hairpin turn
of the 1880's.

August, plane crash north of Greenspot Road, 300 feet below Plunge Creek Truck Trail. Too low in heavy fog to clear mountain. San Gorgonio Aero Club outing.

John Bergstrom retired as Postmaster. For the next four years the office will be manned by personnel from the Highland Post Office (1893 Henrietta Chavez, Mrs. David, will be Postmistress).

Ron and Carol Hamilton built new home on Water Street and Elder Gulch Road. Ron is meteorologist in charge, and agricultural services coordinator of the National Weather Service, Western Region. Carol is a successful artist. Their son is Ryan. The property will be sold in 1988 with other Hamilton acreage to SunCal Development Company.

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1980 March 16, East Highlands Community Club HERITAGE FAIR
commemorating 110 years of Cram School District, held at Cram School,
29111 East Base Line. Mrs. Tom (Pat) Camblin, President of Community
Club, was General Chairman of the event.

April 16, First meeting of the East Highlands area Historical Society held in the Rock House of East Highlands Ranch Company, 7125 Elder Gulch Road. Mrs. Ron (Carol) Hamilton elected President, serving until May, 1982.

In April, Golden Bear Forest Products closed. Was situated north of Santa Ana River, east of Orange Street.

KCAL added to its new cement block broadcasting studio building, and removed temporary mobil trailer office.

MEDFLY scare in California. Fly found in Los Angeles and Santa Clara Counties.

1980-1981 last year of operation of EAST HIGHLANDS CITRUS ASSOCIATION.

Harry and Linda Abbott Spitzer purchase the Joe Watson (Abbott) house on Church Street. They first lived on the Beattie Ranch from 1962-1968, and the Jene Hamiltons from 1969 to 1980. Their children are Susi and David.

Leta Wattenbarger sold the home place to her son, Wallace, Jr. and his family, and moved to Redlands.

President and officers of St. John of Bosco Womens Altar Society are Victoria Tyler; Vice President: Linda Lemos; Secretary: Blanche Coronado; Treasurer: Henrietta Chavez. Present Priest was Ignatius B. Strancor.

November 13, Tom Atchley, Redlands Historian, gave an interesting talk on water rights in East Highlands and area, with notes from Frank E. Brown's diaries from 1880 to 1902. Copy of lecture filed in East Highlands Historical Album for 1980.

Another Mentone Dam planning meeting called by Board of Supervisors and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

1981 June 13, Antonio Padilla celebrated his 100th birthday at Casa Mexican in
San Bernardino, with nearly 200 of his family representing four generations
to honor him. Until a stroke a year ago, Mr. Padilla followed a daily
routine that included not only a two mile walk down Greenspot Road and

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back to his Merris Avenue home, but a cover to cover reading of the newspaper while listening to the news on the radio. In 1941, when the San Diego Diocese decided to build a mission church here, Mr. Padilla went with his son, Lupe, to a quarry to handpick the stones to be used. Mr. Padilla's children are Lupe, Juan, Antonio, Vincente, Ramona, Simona, Rebecca, Lucy, and Helen. He has 39 grandchildren, 101 great grandchildren, and 40 great, great grandchildren.

May 4, Charles P. Sprague, M.D. died in Redlands. Dr. Sprague began his career in the Navy receiving his R.N. as a Medical Corpsman as a teenager during the 1920's. Later he worked as a nurse while attending University of Redlands, graduating in 1936. He received his M.D. Degree from Stanford University. In World War II he was a fleet surgeon in the U.S. Navy, and after the war opened his offices for private practice in San Bernardino. For nearly 40 years Dr. Sprague was an active member of the medical community, serving as President of the San Bernardino County Medical Society, President of Tri-County Surgical Society, and Chief of Staff of St. Bernardine's Hospital.

1982 Margaret C. Wright elected to the San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water

Board.

Guy B. and Beryl Hartsook purchased the Tom Heers house on East Base Line. This is part of the original Dr. H. Weaver property, after whom Weaver Street is named.

1981-82 The Board of Directors of E.H.C.A. adopted a resolution to discontinue packing operations due to lack of adequate fruit volume.

In March, East Highlands Ranch Company (J.S. Edwards' East Highlands Orange Company) sold to a subsidiary of MOBIL OIL COMPANY, and will be known as the EAST HIGHLANDS RANCH. Project will include 3,800 homes, recreation areas, and light industry.

1982 Historic CRAM HOUSE on old County Road, now Fifth Street, burned to the

ground. Arson suspected.

Domestic water line installed by East San Bernardino County Water District on Santa Ana Canyon Road to a point west of Plunge Creek. Formerly domestic water had been delivered to the Village by E.H.O.C. Water Company. Some homes between the Village and reservoir were also served.

Liquidation of East Highlands Citrus Association completed. Property transferred to San Bernardino County for CITRUS MUSEUM. E.H.C.A. was the oldest packing house in the area in constant operation from conception

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in 1906. Grounds were fenced and were under direction of San Bernardino County Recreation Department.

72 year old eucalyptus trees on Orange Street removed by Cal Trans. New trees planted 30 feet from center line for safety reasons. (Donated by Mr. Hubbard, and Hubbard named Orange Street in Redlands). Old trees were planted in 1910 by a civic group for beautification, and were watered by citizens as they crossed the wash.

Pablo Ormego, last medicine man of San Manuel Reservation, died.

Mrs. Don (Elizabeth) Kiel elected President of East Highlands Area Historical Society.

1983 Heritage Tea: "WHAT HAPPENED TO CRAMVILLE." Held at historic

Rock House on the East Highlands Ranch on Elder Gulch Road May 15, 1:00 to 4:00. Featured were antique cars, citrus packing labels, quilt displays, and memorabilia.

County Board of Supervisors asked for an appraisal on land for proposed citrus heritage park near the county museum. The site would become a replica of the historic East Highlands Citrus Association parking house donated in 1982.

Seventy year old palm trees on Water and Church Streets are removed.

Local Area Formation Commission (LAFC) made decision to put the question of Highland annexation to San Bernardino to a vote.

Barbara Cram Riordan appointed to fill David McKenna's seat on the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors.

Henrietta Aguilar Chavez became Postmistress of the East Highlands Postal Station with an office added to her Orange Blossom Beauty Shop. She will serve a year until 1984.

Mike and Peggy Lackner Stahlheber bought the Jankay piece of the Watson property.

Grading began for East Highlands Ranch first development area.

Donald S.C. Anderson, Historical Society Member, left his 55 year post as Secretary-Manager of Crafton-Mentone Protective Association. A Citrus grower, former Redlands City Councilman, Mayor of Redlands in 1956, Anderson was on the Civil Service Commission, on an advisory committee to the Flood Control District, active in local water industry, San Bernardino

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Valley Water Conservation District, and President of Bear Valley Mutual Water Company.

1984 Bid to annex Highland to San Bernardino FAILED in election.

HIGHLAND CELEBRATED ITS 100TH YEAR BEGINNING WITH ITS EARLY DAYS AS MESSINA.

Highland Heritage Reunion held in Knights of Pythias Hall May 19 to a crowd of 300 past and present residents.

"Development and Operation of Citrus Industry in the San Bernardino/ Redlands/East Highlands area." Copy of Section A - East Highlands Citrus Association, pp. 19-147 in Historical Society's album. January Report for San Bernardino County Regional Parks Department.

Mrs. Fred (Nellie) Cram honored as "Grand Lady of Highland" in Heartbeat interview, Foothill Journal.

Highland Area Chamber of Commerce held Highland Heritage Days celebration.

Opal Edwards Stowe, niece of J.S. Edwards and longtime bookkeeper of E.H. O.C. died.

Shirley K. Bacon, son of early Santa Fe Agent in East Highlands, died. EAST HIGHLANDS IS "ON VERGE OF POPULATION EXPLOSION."

Aileen Cram Geib featured in news article concerning her carrying on of the lost art of basket weaving. She learned the art, as a child, from Modesto Marcus of the San Manuel Reservation, who worked for her grandmother, Mrs. William Nye. Aileen resumed weaving in 1974, and her work has been accepted for exhibit in several museums as authentic American Indian Art. She gave an interesting program at a historical society meeting, displaying several baskets.

Highland Chamber of Commerce conducts a survey on annexations of unincorporated territory.

1985 Rock House to be preserved on East Highlands Ranch. It was built as
recreation building for workers on East Highlands Orange Company in 1926.

San Manuel Reservation Indians negotiate to open Bingo Parlor.

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Highland Friendship Garden Club formed by women who had worked in the Highland Woman's Club Garden Section. An informal group, they meet for lunch on the third Thursday of the month from October through May. Money is raised to donate trees or landscaping for the improvement of Highland. Most recent projects were a donation of two trees and patio landscaping for Cypress Elementary School, and a donation to the Speicher Family Memorial Park for trees. Charter members were: Florence Scott, Chairman; Vernice Bergstom, Co-chairman; Edith Vinnedge, Secretary/ Treasurer; and Duffy Highland, Alma Gerasek, Elvira Beightler, Paulyne Vickers, Evelyn Lewis, Edith Danner, Peggy Baker, Mabel Hassler, Arline Steffek (see 1990).

1986 East Highlands Community Club voted to become CRAM SCHOOL PTA on
February 3rd. Charter Officers elected at the meeting were President,
Coronia Woolderidge; 1st V.P. Judy Postnikoff; 2nd V.P., Laurie Kautz;
Secretary, Velma Perez; Treasurer, Coleen Gripe; Historian, Ellen Spilker;
Auditor, Emil Aznar; Hospitality, Linda Lee; Membership, Nancy Monge;
Parliamentarian and Newsletter, Pat Kohlmeier.

Margaret C. Wright re-elected to the San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water Board.

Highland Municipal Advisory Council voted to draw up boundaries of a proposed City of Highland that does not already include property in San Bernardino.

1987 East Highlands Ranch opened its first subdivision models called ACACIA
PARK six years after Mobil Land Development Company purchased the
property for a master-planned community.

1987 Acacia Park joins Sycamore Heights, Carriage Hill, Beattie Ranch Homes,

Eastridge, Carriage Heights, River Oaks, and Summit Developments on the Bench area of East Highlands.

HIGHLAND BECAME A CITY.

Newly elected Highland City Council sworn in. Members are Laurie Tully, Robert Shelton, Dennis Johnson, Jim Rissmiller, and Jodie Scott.

Dennis Johnson elected Highland's first Mayor by the City Council members. Dennis has had a long and varied background in appointive and elected offices, including being President, East Valley Water District 1979-1982. Chairman Highland Advisory Committee, 1981-82, Committee for the Incorporation of the City of Highland, and State President for all California Special Districts in 1986. He is Secretary-Treasurer of Home Lumber

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Company, Inc., San Bernardino, and Home Building Centers in Hemet and Ferris.

Historical Society changed its name to Highland-East Highlands Historical Society.

Colton is 100 years old.

Railroad Street which intersected with Base Line near Browning Road renamed Streater Avenue in honor of Kenneth Streater, San Bernardino teacher and principal, who died in 1986.

Highland's official City Historian, Bill Calvert, interviewed on his collection of historical memorabilia for the area. Bill collects anything that has to do with the city's history, and has a growing file of early area photographs along with other valuable materials.

1987-89 Pat Kohlmeier served as Cram School PTA President.

1988 Freeway through Highland redesigned to allow preservation of OLD TOWN.

Native Sons of Golden West, Arrowhead Chapter, 110 years old.

Highland Heritage Reunion time again.

Talk of changing East Highlands Schools from Redlands to San Bernardino has "community up in arms."

HIGHLAND HAS A BIRTHDAY PARTY-ONE YEAR OLD.

Stuart George, son of early resident F.E. George, of East Highlands, died.

Carmen Aguilar Lopez, resident since 1912, died.

Bill Calvert elected President of Highland-East Highlands Historical Society, succeeding Mrs. Peggy Baker. V.P. - Marilyn Cram Donahue; Treasurer - Russell Lackner; Secretary - Edna McCormick; Board of Directors - Kay Beattie; Elizabeth Kiel, Margaret C. Wright.

May 14th Highland Heritage Reunion held in Congregational Church Pilgrim Hall.

Pat Kohlmeier is Redlands PTA Council President.

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1989 Bill Calvert re-elected to Presidency of Highland-East Highlands Historical

Society. Bill is married to Cindy Roddick, daughter of Donald Roddick. The Calverts have one daughter, Christy.

Old market and garage demolished on south Church Street and Greenspot Road. Original field stone building had a pool hall, barber shop, blacksmith shop. More recently the buildings housed Wally's (Wattenbarger) Garage, McCulley's Market, John's (Bergstrom's) Market, Wally's Market, and the East Highlands Post Office.

House of Representatives Ok's money for SEVEN OAKS DAM (Mentone Dam).

Highland Heritage Reunion in Mayflower Room of the Highland Congregational Church.

Highland picks historic ORANGE for commemoration on CITY SEAL. Highland's "Old Town" raised "from obscurity to honor."

Construction began on Arroyo Verde Elementary School at Church and Love Streets, East Highlands, in the Redlands Unified School District. Growth in the area continues due to subdivisions within East Highlands Ranch and surrounding properties.

Historical Society entered an exhibit in the San Bernardino National Orange Show: "The Kite Shaped Track. . . No Scene Twice Seen" to commemorate the 1892 famous "Loop Track" that served the area with passenger service until 1938, and citrus packing houses freight service until the early 1970's (Santa Fe).

Marilyn Cram Donahue's (Mrs. Bob) 20th book published. It is part of a series based on valley history. Marilyn is a descendant of Pioneer Bemis-Hancock-Roberds and Cram families. A lifetime resident of the area, Marilyn has been Vice-president of the Historical Society 1988-1990.

David and Donna Call purchased the Frank Gore house on Highland Avenue from Marian Keefe. Gores had earlier sold much of the orange property to Peyton Taylor for what is now Sycamore Heights. The house was sold to the Hunts of Hunt's Nursery in San Bernardino and the Gores moved to Sun City. In 1976, Mrs. Keefe bought the house from the Hunts. David Call is an attorney in San Bernardino, and Donna is a realtor. They have been in the valley for 22 years.

Dewain Henry Wissler, son of early settlers, died at age 86. The Wissler family moved to Redlands (Lugonia area) in 1908; 1909 moved to 60 acre

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ranch where Hamamuras Strawberry Patch is now located. Family grew bumper potato crops and lots of chickens, supplying D.H. Richardson store with eggs for sale. Dewain attended Cram School at age 7 (1910); his 1st grade teacher was Mr. Jack; 4th & 5th grades teacher was Miss Edith Parker; 7th & 8th grades was Miss Yokes. At age 15 worked for Ott Hattery, taking care of bees and grove. He married Evlene Grace Ludden. At 21 began life long career as a truck driver. He drove for Sumner Hamilton in East Highlands in the early years. Evlene and he had four children, 10 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren, and one great great grandchild. Brief excerpt from biography on file in Historical Society's Album written by a daughter-in-law Mrs. Dorothy (R.H.) Wissler.

Sixth Annual East Highlands Ranch and San Bernardino YMCA foot races held.

Elizabeth Kiel donated 11 acre park site to City on Greenspot Road west of Plunge Creek.

lola Threatt recognized for her Art of Weaving. lola is a retired teacher in San Bernardino and Redlands.

Laurie Tully elected Mayor of Highland.

1989-90 Bill Calvert re-elected President of Highland-East Highlands Historical Society.

The following are subdivisions in East Highlands affecting Cram and Arroyo Verde Schools: Sycamore Heights, Carriage Hill, Beattie Ranch Homes, Carriage Heights, Los Altos Terrace, Eastridge, Summit, Acacia Park, Solitaire I, Solitaire II, Palm Crest, Signet Series, Terra Mesa, Tuscany, Napa, St. Tropez, Terracina, Deerwood Vista, San Marino, Costain Cresent, Enclave, The Enclave (condos), Highland Ridge Estates, Highland Pointe, California Sunset, Sierra Highlands, Crown Pointe, Serrano Palms, River Oaks, Silver Oaks, White Oaks, Village Lakes, Concordia Classics, Creekside, and Stoneridge.

Mrs. Pat Kohlmeier is Redlands PTA Council President for second year. Arnold (Bud) Wright retires as county biologist.

An East Highlands brush fire scars 250 acres in July. Blaze in San Manuel Indian Reservation spreads to mountainsides and scorches 750 acres (August).

City appoints a preservation panel toward preserving homes and other distinctive buildings from the community's early citrus area.

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