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The history of Mountain Center

Mountain Center is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in the San Jacinto Mountains, within western central Riverside County, California. We’re gathering its old postcards, photos and papers from public archives right now.

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Mountain Center through the years

Every find lands on the timeline as it comes in. Gaps show where the archives go quiet, and where neighbors can help.

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Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/19 · 2025-01-01