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Events & Entertainment
ALPINE HISTORY DAY! Free Fun for the Whole Family! – June 4, 2016
Alpine is a Special Place! Come Celebrate with Us! Alpine Historical Society celebrates the town’s history and culture with its “Alpine History Day event on Saturday, June 4, 2016 from 11am – 2pm at the Alpine Historical Society Museum (2116 Tavern Road) FREE ADMISSION! (Donations are gratefully accepted) The interest of both old and young will be sparked by the various activities and displays available. The Alpine Kiwanis will provide hamburgers and hot dags and the Historical Society will make ice cream sundaes. At 11am see the Hole in the Wall Gang perform “Bad Guys & Butterflies” and at 12pm…
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Alpine History Mystery: The Oldest Musical Instrument in Alpine – September 2015
The Oldest Musical Instrument in Alpine – September 2015 What is the oldest musical instrument in Alpine? Well, we think we have it in the John DeWitt Museum at the Alpine Historical Society. Now you or one of your neighbors might have an old band instrument tucked away beside your high school yearbook, or maybe you have your grandfather’s guitar in the closet or your great grandmother’s autoharp in the attic. But unless your instrument was made before the 1890’s you’ll have to play second fiddle to the instrument in this mystery story. Alpine became a recognized town with an…
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Alpine History Mystery for July 2014 – “Who Built the Toll Road from Alpine to Julian?”
Who Built the Toll Road from Alpine to Julian? July, 2014 Oh, you didn’t know about the toll road leading to Julian? Well, in 1871, when the Alpine area was known as Valle de las Viejas, a drifter of sorts was granted a charter to build a toll road from here to there. Now, “drifter” might be too strong of a word to describe our road builder. He did move around a lot in those days, but not without a purpose or plan. In 1849, he moved his family from Georgia to California in search of gold, and he had…
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Alpine History Mystery March 2014: Who Was Alpine’s Star of Stage & Screen?
Who Was Alpine’s Star of Stage & Screen? The 2014 Academy Awards were presented this month to some of the finest stars of our time, and that brings to mind Alpine’s own star of stage and screen. If you didn’t know that Alpine was once the home of one of the most sought after stars of Broadway and Hollywood, then we have a story for you. Our celebrity was born in 1881 in Newtonville, Massachusetts, and first appeared on stage at age 10 in the Boston Cadets Revue. It is reported that our star stole the show and the following…
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Alpine History Mystery for October – SOLVED!
Our October Alpine History Mystery told us about a former San Diego streetcar that served Alpine for over 70 years beginning in 1915. But this streetcar was never used for transportation in our town. So what was its purpose? Why was this streetcar so popular even though it never operated along the streets of Alpine? Well, when this relic of the early San Diego streetcar system was purchased and transported to Alpine by Mr. Sherman, it was parked in the center of town across the street from the general store. It was here that Mr. Sherman set up his…
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