EXPLORING SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND BEYOND BY LENS
  • Exploring San Diego
  • Day Trips
    • Campo >
      • The Campo Stone Store
      • Campo Pioneer Burial Plots
      • Mystery Rock
      • Rail Road Trestle HWY 94
      • Southern Terminus PCT
      • WWII Pow Chapel
      • Incinerator Camp Lockett
    • Cuyamaca Forest >
      • The Airplane Monument
    • Old Hwy 80 >
      • Boulevard >
        • Masonic Hall Ruins
    • Carlsbad >
      • Mount Calavera
    • Descanso >
      • Ellis Wayside Rest
    • Downtown San Diego >
      • The Old San Diego Jail Cells
    • Escondido >
      • Lake Hodges Dam
    • Jacumba >
      • Mica Gem Mine
      • Carrizo Creek Area
      • Goat Canyon Trestle
      • Happy's Place
      • Jacume
      • Round Mountain
      • Table Mountain
      • Union 76 Sign
      • Valley of The Moon and Vicinity >
        • Border Marker 231
        • Cabin Ruins
        • The Carpet Cave
        • Elliott Mine
        • Smugglers Cave
        • The Antenna Ruins
    • Jamul >
      • Jamul Cement Works
      • Mt. McGinty
    • La Jolla >
      • Kayaking La Jolla
      • Photos La Jolla
      • Sunny Jim Cave
    • Julian >
      • The Warlock Mine
    • Mission Trails Regional Park >
      • Flooding Mission Trails
      • Tree Frogs Season
    • Mountain Springs >
      • Devils Canyon
      • Happy's Camps
      • The Sheep Pens
    • Mount Laguna Area >
      • Pine Valley >
        • Secret Canyon Trail
      • Laguna Meadows >
        • The Pioneer Cemetery
      • Garnet Peak
      • The Pioneer Mail Trail
      • The Pump House
    • Point Loma >
      • Battery E Control Station
      • Bennington Memorial
      • Sea Caves Point Loma
    • Solana Beach >
      • Annies Canyon Trail
  • Forgotten Places
    • Ruin Rancho San Diego
    • Abandone Builldings Lake Morena
    • Abandoned Homestead Site
    • Abandone Home Stead 2
    • The Hidden Cave
    • Bankhead Springs Ghost Town
    • The Forgotten Tunnels
    • Buckman's Springs
    • Old Mines Various
    • Pirates Tower
    • Ghost Signs
    • Manhattan AZ Set
    • School Mine
  • Local WaterFalls
    • Mildred Falls
    • Kitchen Creek Falls
    • Orinoco Creek Falls
    • Three Sisters
    • Storm Canyon Waterfall
    • The Devils Jumpoff
    • Cold Stream Falls
    • Cedar Creek
    • Miadenhair Falls
    • Lake Hodges Falls
    • Waterfalls of Oak Canyon
    • Waterfalls of Cottonwood Creek
    • Green Valley Falls
    • Waterfalls of Chariot Canyon
    • Pinto Canyon Falls
  • Rock Art
    • Anza Borrego 2 Rock Art
    • Cave with No Name
    • Initiation Cave
    • The Lizard Man Cave
    • Petroglyph Site
    • Pictographs November 2012
    • Strange Petroglyphs in Imperial County
    • Rock Art Northern San Diego 1
    • Rock Art Site 2
    • Rock Art Site 3
    • Rock Art Various
    • Unknown Rock Art San Diego County
    • Vallecitos Rock Art
    • Milling Sites >
      • Cuayamaca Ovals
  • Beyond
    • Arizona >
      • Yuma >
        • Bridge to Nowhere
        • Castle Dome Ghost Town
        • Yuma Territorial Prison
    • Imperial County >
      • Anza Borrego >
        • Andrade Canyon
        • Carrizo Mountain
        • The Domelands
        • The Slot
        • Morteros Palms to Goat Canyon
        • Sunrise Butte
        • Yuha Basin
        • Mud Caves
        • Rock House Valley
        • Upper Myers Valley
      • Salton Sea >
        • Mud Volanoes
        • The Old Health Spa
        • Salvation Mountain
    • San Gabriel Mountains >
      • The Bridge to Nowhere
  • The Spooky Side
    • Dead Man's Point
    • Mount Pisquah
    • Pioneer Park
    • Witches Tower
    • Haunted Locations >
      • Hangar One Miramar
      • Julian Hotel
      • Queen Mary >
        • First Class Swimming Pool
        • Water Tight Door 13
      • Vallecitos Stage Station
    • Graves >
      • Grave of Kate Morgan
      • Graves Under San Diego Ave
      • Lady in White Grave
      • The Lonely Grave of Amos Buckman
      • The Forgotten Grave of John Helm
      • Whaley Grave
      • Yankee Jim
  • Hollywood F
  • New Page
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Campo Stone Store
31130 State Highway 94, Campo California.
Sat-Sun 11 a.m to  5 p.m.

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Built in 1885 The Gaskill Stone Store was a replacement for the less secure Wooden Store that was built over the nearby Campo Creek. The original store was the site of a bandit raid and gunfight in 1875.
In 1875 The Chavez Gang , Chavez had actually been hung four days before, comes across The Mexican Border to rob The Original Store, by bandits and on December 4, 1875 , there was a Gunfight between about Six bandits and two brothers at the store. During the fight  three bandits were shot, as well  as one of The two Brothers who own the store, Lumen Gaskill and  a man nicknamed Frenchy who was passing by and joined in. Lumen despite being shot through the lung survived as well as Frenchy, though Frenchy did die two weeks after. Of The Bandits one Vasquez  was shot dead and two Lopez and Alvitro were wounded. Alvitro and  and Alvijo were later apprehended and Hung. Though I have have seen some accounts that Alvitro may have been found dead by a posse.

The First Floor,History of the Stone Store and Gunfight.

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Here is a window, notice the thickness of the walls at around 5 feet thick. This provides security and keeps the inside comfortably cool even on the hottest days.
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A display of a store front, most of the display has been supplied been found within the community.
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A display of a dining area.
The Cave
The Original Wooden Store, was built over Campo Creek. The Creek was used to keep perishables cool. After the Gunfight and Rebuilding of The Stone Store, a cave was dug into the hillside to serve the same function. When one enters the cave there is a noticeable coolness emanating from the walls.
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2nd Floor Camp Lockett and The Buffalo Soldiers, The Military Years.

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This is one of the many exhibits on The 2nd floor, it deals with The Cavalry at Camp Lockett. There are also Info on many aspects of Camp Lockett including The Buffalo Soldiers.
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The original Madonna that was at the POW Shrine Shrine, yes there were German and Italian POW's at Camp Lockett, it was vandalized. The Madonna was repair and now resides at The Campo Stone Store 2nd floor, and a replica took its place.
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The Theater were a movie about Campo is shown during Museum hours.
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This Video is showing me walking down The Old Wagon Road to a Ghost Sign advertising Chicken Sunday. In The Old Historical Photos there are many places advertising chicken dinners. The sign was in a cliff that has recently collapsed and can be seen faintly on the boulder. When the sun is directly upon it, the sign gets washed out as the sun passes over it becomes readable.
I apologize for not give out directions to most of my trips, trails change and I do not have the time to keep the site always updated. My hikes also span from the easy to the extreme, a lot of places do not even have trails, as well as extreme conditions. Some sites need to be protected as they are fragile and historically sensitive. So if you decide to hike some of these areas, do your research and know your limits, have the proper provisions .Every year many hikers die  from not understanding these Simple Rules. San Diego County and surrounding areas are diverse in climate and terrain. Remember if you do decide to Hike do your research, carry the essentials and do so at your own risk.  An alternative is to join one of the many hiking groups such as meetup or on facebook ,as well as other social sites. Not only is there safety in numbers but a pooling of knowledge. 
  • Exploring San Diego
  • Day Trips
    • Campo >
      • The Campo Stone Store
      • Campo Pioneer Burial Plots
      • Mystery Rock
      • Rail Road Trestle HWY 94
      • Southern Terminus PCT
      • WWII Pow Chapel
      • Incinerator Camp Lockett
    • Cuyamaca Forest >
      • The Airplane Monument
    • Old Hwy 80 >
      • Boulevard >
        • Masonic Hall Ruins
    • Carlsbad >
      • Mount Calavera
    • Descanso >
      • Ellis Wayside Rest
    • Downtown San Diego >
      • The Old San Diego Jail Cells
    • Escondido >
      • Lake Hodges Dam
    • Jacumba >
      • Mica Gem Mine
      • Carrizo Creek Area
      • Goat Canyon Trestle
      • Happy's Place
      • Jacume
      • Round Mountain
      • Table Mountain
      • Union 76 Sign
      • Valley of The Moon and Vicinity >
        • Border Marker 231
        • Cabin Ruins
        • The Carpet Cave
        • Elliott Mine
        • Smugglers Cave
        • The Antenna Ruins
    • Jamul >
      • Jamul Cement Works
      • Mt. McGinty
    • La Jolla >
      • Kayaking La Jolla
      • Photos La Jolla
      • Sunny Jim Cave
    • Julian >
      • The Warlock Mine
    • Mission Trails Regional Park >
      • Flooding Mission Trails
      • Tree Frogs Season
    • Mountain Springs >
      • Devils Canyon
      • Happy's Camps
      • The Sheep Pens
    • Mount Laguna Area >
      • Pine Valley >
        • Secret Canyon Trail
      • Laguna Meadows >
        • The Pioneer Cemetery
      • Garnet Peak
      • The Pioneer Mail Trail
      • The Pump House
    • Point Loma >
      • Battery E Control Station
      • Bennington Memorial
      • Sea Caves Point Loma
    • Solana Beach >
      • Annies Canyon Trail
  • Forgotten Places
    • Ruin Rancho San Diego
    • Abandone Builldings Lake Morena
    • Abandoned Homestead Site
    • Abandone Home Stead 2
    • The Hidden Cave
    • Bankhead Springs Ghost Town
    • The Forgotten Tunnels
    • Buckman's Springs
    • Old Mines Various
    • Pirates Tower
    • Ghost Signs
    • Manhattan AZ Set
    • School Mine
  • Local WaterFalls
    • Mildred Falls
    • Kitchen Creek Falls
    • Orinoco Creek Falls
    • Three Sisters
    • Storm Canyon Waterfall
    • The Devils Jumpoff
    • Cold Stream Falls
    • Cedar Creek
    • Miadenhair Falls
    • Lake Hodges Falls
    • Waterfalls of Oak Canyon
    • Waterfalls of Cottonwood Creek
    • Green Valley Falls
    • Waterfalls of Chariot Canyon
    • Pinto Canyon Falls
  • Rock Art
    • Anza Borrego 2 Rock Art
    • Cave with No Name
    • Initiation Cave
    • The Lizard Man Cave
    • Petroglyph Site
    • Pictographs November 2012
    • Strange Petroglyphs in Imperial County
    • Rock Art Northern San Diego 1
    • Rock Art Site 2
    • Rock Art Site 3
    • Rock Art Various
    • Unknown Rock Art San Diego County
    • Vallecitos Rock Art
    • Milling Sites >
      • Cuayamaca Ovals
  • Beyond
    • Arizona >
      • Yuma >
        • Bridge to Nowhere
        • Castle Dome Ghost Town
        • Yuma Territorial Prison
    • Imperial County >
      • Anza Borrego >
        • Andrade Canyon
        • Carrizo Mountain
        • The Domelands
        • The Slot
        • Morteros Palms to Goat Canyon
        • Sunrise Butte
        • Yuha Basin
        • Mud Caves
        • Rock House Valley
        • Upper Myers Valley
      • Salton Sea >
        • Mud Volanoes
        • The Old Health Spa
        • Salvation Mountain
    • San Gabriel Mountains >
      • The Bridge to Nowhere
  • The Spooky Side
    • Dead Man's Point
    • Mount Pisquah
    • Pioneer Park
    • Witches Tower
    • Haunted Locations >
      • Hangar One Miramar
      • Julian Hotel
      • Queen Mary >
        • First Class Swimming Pool
        • Water Tight Door 13
      • Vallecitos Stage Station
    • Graves >
      • Grave of Kate Morgan
      • Graves Under San Diego Ave
      • Lady in White Grave
      • The Lonely Grave of Amos Buckman
      • The Forgotten Grave of John Helm
      • Whaley Grave
      • Yankee Jim
  • Hollywood F
  • New Page