Welcome to Moreno Valley Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

LavaLizard: As there's been no cache to find for months, I'm archiving it to keep it from continually showing up in search lists, and to prevent it from blocking other cache placements.

If the cache owner addresses the issues that lead to archival and contacts me within a reasonable period of time (6-8 weeks), it may be possible to unarchive the cache.

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Hidden : 3/10/2007
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

You are looking for a small camo'd container containing a log, pen, and a few goodies. The cache has been replaced with better camo. New goodies have been added to the replacement cache. Take care in replacing to maintain the camo.

The following is an edited history of Moreno Valley taken from the current version of Wikipedia:

Moreno Valley was originally inhabited by Native Americans of the Shoshone tribe. They were hunter-gatherers. The first Europeans to explore the area were Spanish scouts sent from Mexico. They blazed a number of trails, including the Anza Trail, which cuts through the Edgemont area of present-day Moreno Valley.

When California became a state in 1850, people began to move into the area. The Tucson-to-San Francisco route of John Butterfield's Overland Mail Company passed through Moreno Valley. Farmers began to occupy the area. They relied upon Frank E. Brown's Bear Valley Land and Water Company to provide them water, which was collected and pumped from Bear Valley in the San Bernardino Mountains, starting in 1883. In 1899, the city of Redlands won a lawsuit claiming eminent domain over Bear Valley water, and the resulting loss forced most of Moreno Valley's inhabitants to move. The valley first acquired the name, "Moreno Valley," at this time; the name is derived from Frank Brown's name ("moreno" is Spanish for "brown").

The revival of Moreno Valley began in 1918, when the United States Army Air Service constructed March Field on the outskirts of Riverside as part of its World War I expansion. March Field was initially used to train fighter pilots. Although closed in 1922, it was reopened in 1927 and eventually became a full Air Force base. The presence of March caused the unincorporated communities of Sunnymead, Moreno, and Edgemont to develop and grow. In World War II, March again became a training ground for military pilots.

As the exodus to the suburbs began in post-World War II United States, Moreno Valley began to grow. Its relative proximity to Los Angeles and other population centers, along with low prices for land and housing, proved attractive to many. The opening of the Riverside International Raceway (on the site of what is now the Moreno Valley Mall) in 1957 and of Lake Perris in 1973 provided further incentive.

Moreno Valley experienced rapid growth in the '80s; by 1984, the valley's population was 49,702 (contrasted with 18,871 residents in 1970). This growth led to a push for incorporation. Although similar measures had failed in 1968 and 1983, a measure to form the city of Moreno Valley was approved by voters in 1984. The communities of Edgemont, Sunnymead, and Moreno were incorporated on December 3, 1984 to form the city. As of January 1, 2006 the population of Moreno Valley was 174,565.



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