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Camp Calvin B. Matthews or Marine Corps Rifle Range Camp Matthews or Marine Corps Rifle Range, La Jolla (prior to World War II) [1] or more simply Camp Matthews was a United States Marine Corps military base from 1917 until 1964, when the base was decommissioned and transferred to the University of California to be part of the new University of California, San Diego campus. [2]
The base was a subcamp of NAS San Diego. The site was built in 1938 and closed in 1962, but not used continuously. The range is in the Anza-Borrego desert, west of Salton Sea, north of Borrego Springs, California. The Field Clark's Dry Lake was supported and used by Naval Auxiliary Air Station Salton Sea 27 miles away.
The 16-inch batteries would be complemented by 6-inch (152 mm) guns on new high-angle shielded barbette mounts with magazine bunkers, and new 90 mm (3.5-inch) dual-purpose gun batteries. Due to the diminishing threat of enemy surface attack as World War II progressed, especially on the east coast , of 38 16-inch batteries proposed only 21 were ...
Location of San Diego County in California. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in San Diego County, California.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in San Diego County, California, United States.
San Bernardino Army Airfield, 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of San Bernardino; 499th Army Air Force Base Unit San Bernardino Air Depot Was: Norton Air Force Base (1947–1994) Now: San Bernardino International Airport (IATA: SBD, ICAO: KSBD, FAA LID: SBD) Known sub-bases and auxiliaries Desert Center Army Airfield Rice Army Airfield Gibbs ...
Abandoned after a mining boom in the region started in 1900 went away Coleman City: Emily City: San Diego: 1870 unknown: Abandoned Abandoned after depletion of gold deposits in the region Coso: Granite Springs: Inyo
Chelsea Grimm of San Diego had stopped to camp in Arizona on a planned cross-country drive. Her car was found abandoned Oct. 5, authorities said.
In 1967, the City of San Diego established a Historical Resources Board with the authority to protect buildings and other structures as historical landmarks. In total, the city has designated more than 850 structures or other properties as designated historic landmarks.