Jacumba’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Jacumba. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The Kumeyaay peoples occupied the Jacumba area prior to European settlement. They were likely attracted by the warm Jacumba hot spring (temperature 104 °F [40 °C]), one of many mineral hot springs which occur up and down the Peninsular Ranges of California. Ranchers occupied the area in the 19th century and were often in conflict with the indigenous population. Fifteen Kumeyaay and one White died in an event connected to alleged cattle rustling during the Jacumba Massacre of February 27, 1880.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Jacumba’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Jacumba’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewMountainSpringsgrade1920, 1920: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Jacumba
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Jacumba, decade by decade
1990s
CommonsSouth end of tunnel 12018
CommonsAbandoned double deck passenger car exterior2018
CommonsHotel Vaughn Fireplace2017
CommonsSmell that2016
CommonsJacumba open2015
CommonsTracks - panoramio (6)2013
CommonsBoulder In The Desert Outside San Diego2010
CommonsJacumbaAirport12009
CommonsJacumba California2009
CommonsOld Trains2007Nothing in Jacumba is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Jacumba has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Desert View Tower in Jacumba, 5.5 miles away.
Jacumba and the nearest listed places
Closest to Jacumba
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as MountainSpringsgrade1920 (1920) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (12). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.