Etiwanda by Bus

Mrs. M. MarinoJohn L. Golden Elementary School

Etiwanda School District

Objectives and Standards

• 3.2 Students describe the American Indian nations in their local region long ago and in the recent past

• 3.3 Students draw from historical and community resources to organize the sequence of local historical events and describe how each period of settlement left its mark on the land.

Hoppe House

• 6155 East Avenue

• Christmas tree farm

Highland Avenue Street Trees

• Palm trees

• Eucalyptus trees

• Windrows

Hippard Ranch

• 13181 Victoria Street

• Bernard Maybeck

Stegmeier House

• 7050 Etiwanda Avenue

• Jacob Stegmeier

• Queen Anne style

Etiwanda Congregational Church

• 7126 Etiwanda Avenue

• 1902

• Court

Chaffey-Garcia House

• 7150 Etiwanda Avenue

• Arc Lamps

• Telephone

Fisher House

• 7165 Etiwanda Avenue

• Porch

• Home Telephone Company

Grapeland School and the Bell

• Grapeland and Perdew

• 1892

Chaffey-Isle House

• 1883

• James C. Isle

• Citrus producer

• Founder Etiwanda Citrus Association

Etiwanda Railway Station

• 7089 Etiwanda Avenue

• Pacific Electric Line

Etiwanda Metate

• 6925 Etiwanda Avenue

• Shoshone Indians

Johnston Home

• 6998 Etiwanda Avenue

• grapes and raisins

Etiwanda School District

• 1883

   6061 East Avenue. Etiwanda, CA 91739 (909) 899-2451  Fax (909)

“ Excellence in Education”   

• Etiwanda by Bus• (answer sheet)

• Name ___________________________________ Date _________

• The George Hoppe was the planter of one of the first commercial Christmas tree farms.• Palm and eucalyptus trees were used to shield the community from the high gusty winds.• Bernard Maybeck, a famous architect from San Francisco, designed the Hippard Ranch for George

Hippard.• The Stegmeier House is a Queen Anne style that was built in 1908.• The Etiwanda Congregational Church was the center of meetings in the community and for a time the

Etiwanda Justice Court used the basement!• The Chaffey-Garcia house was the location of the first electric light, west of the Rocky Mountains, in

1882.• In 1895, the Fisher house was built with a porch that was quite detailed. This house is the location of

the switchboard for the Home Telephone Company.• The bell, that once called the students in for class at the first school, rang to celebrate the ending of

World War II. • George Chaffey Jr. departed to Australia in 1886, and this house was sold to • James C Isle.• In 1914, a Mission Revival style building was built as part of the Pacific• Electric Line, the local railroad.• The Etiwanda Metate is believed to be a grinding stone that was used by the local Shoshone Indians

for grinding acorns.• George F. Johnstone was instrumental in promoting table grape crops in southern California and he

owned a local raisin packing house.• In 1883, the first building was erected for the Etiwanda School District. The building was located at

Etiwanda and Victoria Avenues.

Vocabulary

• Eucalyptus tree: A tree that is native to Australia. It was used for protection from the wind.

• Porch: A covered platform, usually having a separate roof, at an entrance to a building.

• Wind rows: Trees planted in a row for wind protection.