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| Coordinates:33°16′56″N116°38′01″W / 33.28222°N 116.63361°W /33.28222; -116.63361[1] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County |  San Diego |
| Elevation | 3,130 ft (954 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 92086 |
| Area codes | 442/760 |
| FIPS code | 06-83486 |
| GNIS feature ID | 251194 |
Warner Springs is set of springs and a smallunincorporated community in northernSan Diego County, California.[2] It is on thePacific Crest Trail.[3]
Warner Springs has a post office; itsZIP Code is 92086. It is located nearPalomar Observatory andWarner's Ranch. It is located onState Route 79, which connects to the city ofTemecula to the north and the communities ofSanta Ysabel andJulian to the south.
TheCupeño people were long timeindigenous inhabitants of the Warner Springs area. The Cupeño/CahuillaAgua Caliente rancheria village was located at thehot springs (Spanish:agua caliente) located here.
The hot springs were discovered by Spanish explorers of upperLas Californias province in 1795.
TheSanta Ysabel Asistencia (satellite mission) was founded about 8 miles (13 km) to the south of theAgua Caliente springs in 1818 by Spanish missionaries originating fromMission San Diego de Alcalá.
The St. Francis of Assisi chapel was erected near the settlement around 1830. Its walls use adobe mud bricks, white-washed over and a roof incorporating locally made red tiles. A stone bell tower is placed next to the southern wall of the church.
Juan Jose Warner received the 26,689-acre (108.01 km2)Rancho San Jose del Valle Mexican land grant in 1844, and renamed the area Warner Springs.[4] Also in 1844, the asistencia's lands on the south became part of theRancho Santa Ysabel Mexican land grant. In 1851, the Cupeño/Cahuilla "Garra Revolt" raid on Warner's Ranch occurred, a part of theYuma War against immigrant intrusions.
TheWarner's Ranch adobe complex of Juan Jose Warner was a way station for large numbers of emigrants on theSouthern Emigrant Trail from 1849 to 1861, as it was a stop on the Southern Emigrant–Gila River Trail.[5] He opened the only trading post that served travelers on the trail betweenNew Mexico Territory and thePueblo de Los Angeles inAlta California.[6] It later became a stop on theSan Antonio-San Diego Mail Line in 1857, and theOak Grove Butterfield Stage Station stop on theButterfield Overland Mail stagecoach line (1857–1861).[5]
At the start of the Civil War in 1861, stagecoach service was discontinued and theUnion Army establishedCamp Wright, a cavalry outpost at the ranch to protect the route from Southern California toFort Yuma, and to intercept secessionist sympathizers attempting to the join the Confederate armies in the American South and in theArizona Territory.[5]
Former California GovernorJohn Downey purchased the Warner Springs Ranch in 1880, to graze cattle and sheep herds. In 1892, after years of disputes with theCupeños living at the ranch, Downey sued to evict the Indians. In 1894, after Downey's death, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the Cupeños. The eviction order came in 1901 and their exodus two years later became known as theCupeño Trail of Tears.[5]
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According to a U.S. government geologist reported that since the Indians had been removed to Pala Reservation "a resort has been built up at the springs. In 1908 there were about 20 adobe cottages and an equal number of tents, the former Indian school building being used as a dining hall. The water was conducted to a wooden tank, where it was allowed to cool somewhat, and was thence piped to a bathhouse."[7] William Henshaw purchased the Warner Springs Ranch in 1911, and hadHenshaw Dam completed by latter 1922 and its reservoir filled by 1924. In 1978, the reservoir level was lowered 40% due to danger from theElsinore Fault Zone running beneath the dam.[5] Also in 1978, a visiting author described it as "a pleasant, quiet, leisurely-paced village."[8]
Several Warner Spring sites and buildings were designatedCalifornia Historical Landmarks (CHL), and/orNational Historic Landmarks (NHL), and/or listed on theNational Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in the 20th century.
The United States Navy has aSurvival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) training compound near Warner Springs. It is a facility ofNaval Base Coronado.[9][10]
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