The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗In 1868, Silas and Luman Gaskill opened the Gaskill Brothers' Stone Store; they were among the area's first residents. Seven years later in 1875, the store became the site of one of the deadliest Old West shootouts in California, with eight killed as the gang of bandits failed to raid the store.
Morena Dam was constructed between 1896 and 1912 to provide water to the San Diego area.
Campo was a station on the San Diego and Arizona Railway, completed in 1919.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Campo’s history is told.
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CommonsLake Morena County Park2011
CommonsValley Flyer 57912010
CommonsFinn funeral2010
CommonsUS Navy 071028-N-9214M-094 Members of Amphibious Constructi…2007
CommonsUS Navy 071027-N-7206K-007 A bulldozer attached to Amphibio…2007
CommonsUS Navy 071027-N-7206K-006 A Sailor attached to Amphibious …2007
CommonsCampoRailStop2006Nothing in Campo is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Campo has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is US Inspection Station-Tecate in Potrero, 9.9 miles away.
Campo and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (7). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.