subject: Finding A New Home In Temecula [print this page] If you are interested in residing in beautiful Riverside County, California, you may want to consider purchasing a new home in Temecula. Temecula is located in the southwestern part of the state and was established in 1989. There are just over 100,000 people who call this city home, and more home buyers continue to come to the area every year. Many of the families that reside in Temecula are military families from Camp Pendleton, March Air Reserve Base, MCAS Miramar and the naval bases in San Diego.
Your new home in Temecula is located in the area of California known as the Inland Empire. The city is equidistant to Orange County, Los Angeles and San Diego and is bordered by the Pechanga Indian Reservation on the south and Murrieta on the northwest. Temecula is located near Interstate 15 (The Temecula Valley Freeway), with Temecula Parkway to the southeast and Winchester Road to the northeast. This makes travel to and from new homes in Temecula convenient and easy.
Long ago, Native Americans were living in the area that is now Temecula. It is thought that the area was inhabited by many different groups for hundreds of years before Spanish missionaries arrived. It is believed that some natives had been in the area for 10,000 years.
In the mid 1850s a stagecoach line was started that ran from Colton to Warner Ranch, running right through Temecula. Due to the many new industries that were being founded in the city, new homes in Temecula were built rapidly. By 1858 the Butterfield Overland Mail Stagecoach Line stopped there near Temecula real estate as part of the route from St. Louis, Missouri to San Francisco. In 1859 the local post office was established, which was only the second post office in the entire state, following San Francisco. The Civil War brought the end of that stagecoach line and the stage service.
In the 1890s, the quarrying of granite brought much revenue and commerce and many people to the area. Granite was used all over the state for curb stones, courthouse steps and building blocks in buildings, many of which are still standing today. The area in which your new home in Temecula is located became an important shipping point for grains and cattle, among other goods.
In Pechanga mythology, the area was known as Exva Temeeku, which means The Place of the Union of Sky and Earth. In the mythology life on earth began in the Valley. Also, the native Temecula Indians called the area Temeekunga, which means The Place of the Sun. There are a few other interpretations of the citys name, including Where the Sun Breaks Through the Mist and The Sun that Shines Through the Mist. The city is the only one in California that still retains its original Indian name. Wouldnt it be nice to own a new home in Temecula with all this history?
