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Recently I came across an interesting reference to Hemet in a booklet from 1918, and thought I’d share it here! World War I started in 1914 and ended in 1918. The United States didn’t enter the battle until 1917, so … Continue reading
Long ago, back at the turn of the last century, when the orange groves brought great wealth to the area, Riverside and it’s next door neighbor, San Bernardino, became known collectively as the Inland Empire. In fact, in 1895 the … Continue reading
It’s a question I hear often… Where is Hemet? Hemet is in Southern California, east of Los Angeles, in Riverside County. It’s 37 miles from downtown Riverside. It’s 83 miles from downtown San Diego. It’s 87 miles from downtown Los … Continue reading
The mountains surrounding the San Jacinto Valley are so spectacular right now. And if you follow Highway 74 all the way out of town, it turns into a narrow mountain road, and if you keep following it, you’ll end up … Continue reading
The first time I saw Hemet Elementary School I was just a kid, and I remember wishing my school was as pretty. And then I found out my Grandma attended school there, back when she was a kid – and … Continue reading
If you take Gilman Springs Road from San Jacinto, through Gilman Hot Springs, and out toward Riverside, you pass though some of the prettiest countryside in Riverside County. Aren’t these just the prettiest sheep you’ve ever seen? A temporary lake, … Continue reading
The Hemet/San Jacinto Valley has some spectacular views right now of the snow-capped San Bernardino Mountains. The photo above shows Idyllwild, at sunset. Here’s to a fabulous 2011 for everyone in the Valley, and up on the Hill, and beyond!
Built in 1910, the Hemet Stock Farm, from the outside, still retains much of it’s original charm, and in fact was used in the Universal Pictures 2003 film, Seabiscuit starring Tobey Maguire and Jeff Bridges. My mother grew up in … Continue reading
Exactly 100 years ago, in 1910, the city founders took over the operation of a reading room run by the Women’s Club – christening it the Hemet Library. And three years later, in 1913, Andrew Carnegie, the “patron saint of … Continue reading
Last Sunday, I saw a little church on a side road, so of course I deviated from my planned route to check it out! The Holy Spirit Catholic Church is located on the eastern side of Hemet, in an area … Continue reading
