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Hemet was named by the land development company that founded the town, The Lake Hemet Land Company. The company drew its name from Hemet Valley, now called Garner Valley, located in the San Jacinto Mountains. Initially, the company referred to the area as South San Jacinto, but changed the name to Hemet when the land company filed a plat map on ...
Hemet was founded in 1887 and was incorporated on January 20, 1910. The city is home to the Ramona Bowl which is where "Ramona", the official outdoor play of California, is performed. Hemet is located at the southern end of the valley. The city is home to the Western Science Center, and Diamond Valley Lake.
Hemet Valley Mall is a small enclosed shopping mall in Hemet, California. It is located on West Florida Avenue ( California State Route 74 ) between North Kirby Street and North Gilmore Street. It is anchored by J.C. Penney and Hobby Lobby , with one vacant anchor last occupied by Sears .
East Hemet is a census-designated place (CDP) in Riverside County, California, United States, located east of Hemet. East Hemet is in an unincorporated area outside the city limits of Hemet. The population was 17,418 at the 2010 census, up from 14,823 at the 2000 census.
San Jacinto (/ ˌ s æ n h ə ˈ s ɪ n t oʊ,-dʒ ə ˈ-,-j ə ˈ-/ SAN hə-SIN-toh, - jə-, - yə-, Spanish: [saŋ xaˈsinto]; [6] Spanish for 'St. Hyacinth') is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. It is located at the north end of the San Jacinto Valley, with Hemet to its south and Beaumont to its north.
Established in August 2007, Tahquitz High School (Tah-quitz) is a high school of approximately 1700 students on the northwestern side of Hemet, California operated by the Hemet Unified School District. The high school's mascot is a 'titan warrior' school colors are green and gold.
West Valley High School was created in 1989 to accommodate the growing population of Hemet, California. The student and teacher population of Hemet Junior High (closed in 1990) worked to create a name, mascot and colors (maroon and gray) for the school. West Valley opened in the fall of 1990 to freshman and sophomores only.
The Hemet Maze Stone is a prehistoric petroglyph. It is just outside Hemet, in Reinhardt Canyon, within the Lakeview Mountains, in Riverside County, California. On April 16, 1956, Mr. and Mrs. Rodger E. Miller donated the stone, along with 5.75 acres (23,300 m 2) of associated land, to Riverside County. [1] It is California Historical Landmark ...