By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Historian As the summer of 1910 progressed, the mountains were filled with campers, who arrived in their wagons. Skyland Campground, with its new water source, was a popular because 1910 was the year Haley’s Comet was visible and what...
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Historian Around the time William Stephen was entertaining the camping tourists in the mountains during the summers, there were changes occurring, redirecting the developed plans for its future The end of 1909 saw the Arrowhead Reservoir and...
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Historian The fall/winter/spring of 1908-1909 in the San Bernardino Mountains was an active one with more people becoming year-round residents. When the vacationers left, the locals began to party. With his concertina, Professor “Uncle Billy”...
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Historian Professor William Stephen arrived in the San Bernardino Mountains from Scotland in 1890. He wrote for the newspaper in the valley, extolling the virtues of the mountains and their beauty. He became part of the fun of visiting...
By Rhea-Frances Tetley Historian Professor William Stephen came to California from Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1890. He was an educated man, a writer and performer, who fell in love with the San Bernardino Mountains. The San Bernardino Pioneer Society (the first...
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Historian Professor “Uncle” Billy Stephen was a personality who lived and entertained vacationers and full-time residents alike in the mountains around the turn of the 20th century. The title of “Uncle” bestowed upon him by visitors and locals...
