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With the help of the El Cajon Historical Society, this record has been preserved through photos and stories that have captured the evolution of El Cajon from before its incorporation as a City in 1912, through today.
Why is the Museum those odd colors? In the early part of the nineteenth century the explorations of the mission padres for pasture land led them to El Cajon Valley (The Box). The surrounding foothills were a barrier to straying cattle as well as a watershed to gather the sparse rainfall for verdant grasslands along the valley floor.
El Cajon takes its name from Rancho El Cajón, which was owned by the family of Don Miguel de Pedrorena, a Californio ranchero and signer of the California Constitution. El Cajón, Spanish for "the box", was first recorded on September 10, 1821, as an alternative name for sitio rancho Santa Mónica to describe the "boxed-in" nature of the ...
1972 to 1981. -City purchases the Knox Hotel and moves it to 280 North Magnolia to become the historical focus of the City of El Cajon in 1972. -First meeting of the El Cajon Historical Society in 1973. -Bob Taylor and Kurt Listug establish world famous Taylor Guitars in 1974.
El Cajon Historical Society. From Exploration to Rancho. by G. Carroll Rice. The arrival of Spanish Catholic missionaries at San Diego Bay in 1769 marked the beginning of recorded history in Southern California.
The Asher-Vacher Story. The Story of the Uri Hill Family in Early El Cajon. Frank Patterson, Freelance Photographer. Historical Data on the City of El Cajon. They lined streets before Ma Goose, Nov. 1983. A.L. Knox Cited as First Business Man in Present Location of City.
The Olaf Wieghorst Museum and Western Heritage Center in El Cajon honors the accomplished artist who lived in our community for 44 years.
