Temecula : At the Crossroads of History

Temecula has always been at the crossroads of history. Its story is a mirror of the history of Southern California. Every important aspect of the Southland's past is part of the history of Temecula - Indian village, Spanish outpost, Mexican rancho, crossroads settlement, railroad boontown, agricultural empire and finally modern planned community. There is a sense of the past in Temecula that is lacking in many other modern master-planned communities in Southern California. It reminds us that people lived their lives here long before us...and others will follow.