Guidebook
NO. 1026 SANTA MARGARITA RANCH HOUSE - In July 1769, the Portola Expedition named this area for St. Margaret of Antioch. The Mission San Luis Rey 1827 Inventories list a small building in the area. In 1841, Rancho San Onofre Y Santa Margarita was granted to Andres and Pio Pico, the last governor of Alta California. Land magnate Don Juan Forster owned the rancho from 1864-1882. Richard O’Neill and James Flood purchased 205, 000 acres in 1882. The ranch house stop served the 1882 transcontinental California Southern Railroad. In 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated Marine Corps Base Camp Joseph H. Pendleton. The railroad line continued as a vital military transportation link before devastation by the 1993 flood.
Location
US Marine Corp Camp Pendleton
Open Map
Notes
Open house tours are 10 a.m. on the second Wednesday of the month May through September, or by appointment. Tell the guard at the Entrance to Camp Pendleton that you are there for the tour of the landmark. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(760) 725-0770; MCBCAMPEN.History.fct@usmc.mil.
Afterthoughts
**In December 2017, #1026 SANTA MARGARITA RANCH HOUSE will be closed will improvements are made to a nearby airstrip.
NO. 1026 SANTA MARGARITA RANCH HOUSE - Marker
NO. 1026 SANTA MARGARITA RANCH HOUSE - State Plaque
NO. 1026 SANTA MARGARITA RANCH HOUSE - Church
NO. 1026 SANTA MARGARITA RANCH HOUSE - Church Altar
NO. 1026 SANTA MARGARITA RANCH HOUSE - Ranch House
NO. 1026 SANTA MARGARITA RANCH HOUSE - Ranch House Patio
NO. 1026 SANTA MARGARITA RANCH HOUSE - Courtyard
From this room, FDR phoned Harry Truman to ask him to be his V.P.
NO. 1026 SANTA MARGARITA RANCH HOUSE - Original bedroom
NO. 1026 SANTA MARGARITA RANCH HOUSE - Guest bedroom
NO. 1026 SANTA MARGARITA RANCH HOUSE - Livingroom
NO. 1026 SANTA MARGARITA RANCH HOUSE - Dining room
NO. 1026 SANTA MARGARITA RANCH HOUSE - 1864 Bunk House
Camp Pendleton Tank Crossing