Angelus Oaks, California
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Angelus Oaks is an unincorporated
town in San Bernardino County
, California
, USA
, and has a population of 289. It is located north of Mentone, California
on State Highway 38
. Its downtown consists of a general store (currently closed), a restaurant, a post office (zip code 92305), a real estate office, and a United States Forest Service
office. Within town are two commercial lodges for overnight visitors. Originally Camp Angelus was served only by the National Forest Service; now Angelus Oaks is served by the San Bernardino County Fire Department Station 98 and two private water companies. The original school was a log cabin on a hill located behind and rented from Glen Lodge. The lodge had a full restaurant, bar, gas and repair station, grocery store, hotel, cabins, and a dance hall with a large fireplace. In 1953 the first teacher, originally from South Dakota and a graduate of USC
, was Orville Young. He lived with his family in Camp Angelus and taught the community children from 5 years of age to 13 years old at Camp Angelus Elementary. In 1956 the natural wood clad (later painted red) one-room school house serving grades 1-7 was built and closed permanently in 2004. Glen Lodge burnt down in the late sixties.
A few miles past Angelus Oaks, in the Barton Flats area, there are multiple public Forest Service campsites and group camps run by various churches and non-profit organizations, including YMCA
. The two largest and most active camps are the Boy Scout Camp Tahquitz (formerly Camp Tulakes) owned by The Long Beach Boy Scouts (It was developed from a very primate summer tent camp with one snack store to one serving thousands of scouts year round with a mess hall. clinic, garage/fire station, swimming and fishing lake, camp offices, and ranger's quarters developed, built, and maintained under the watchful eye of the Camp Ranger, Glen McIntosh from 1957 until his death in 1981), and Camp Cedar Falls, three miles passed Angelus Oaks on Highway 38 run by the Seventh-day Adventist Church
. Jenks Lake
hosts fishing and some swimming activities.
Angelus Oaks was initially called Camp Angelus. In the 1970s, when the postal service decided to combine the two small post offices of Camp Angelus and Seven Oaks, closing the Seven Oaks location, they renamed the remaining office "Angelus Oaks". That name stuck with the town.
Unincorporated area
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town in San Bernardino County
San Bernardino County, California
San Bernardino County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,035,210, up from 1,709,434 as of the 2000 census...
, California
California
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, USA
United States
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, and has a population of 289. It is located north of Mentone, California
Mentone, California
Mentone is a census-designated place in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population was 8,720 at the 2010 census, up from 7,803 at the 2000 census. It is located at ....
on State Highway 38
California State Route 38
State Route 38 is a mostly rural and scenic road in the U.S. state of California. Despite the orientation of its alignment, SR 38 is assigned in a west–east direction.-Route description:...
. Its downtown consists of a general store (currently closed), a restaurant, a post office (zip code 92305), a real estate office, and a United States Forest Service
United States Forest Service
The United States Forest Service is an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's 155 national forests and 20 national grasslands, which encompass...
office. Within town are two commercial lodges for overnight visitors. Originally Camp Angelus was served only by the National Forest Service; now Angelus Oaks is served by the San Bernardino County Fire Department Station 98 and two private water companies. The original school was a log cabin on a hill located behind and rented from Glen Lodge. The lodge had a full restaurant, bar, gas and repair station, grocery store, hotel, cabins, and a dance hall with a large fireplace. In 1953 the first teacher, originally from South Dakota and a graduate of USC
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
, was Orville Young. He lived with his family in Camp Angelus and taught the community children from 5 years of age to 13 years old at Camp Angelus Elementary. In 1956 the natural wood clad (later painted red) one-room school house serving grades 1-7 was built and closed permanently in 2004. Glen Lodge burnt down in the late sixties.
A few miles past Angelus Oaks, in the Barton Flats area, there are multiple public Forest Service campsites and group camps run by various churches and non-profit organizations, including YMCA
YMCA
The Young Men's Christian Association is a worldwide organization of more than 45 million members from 125 national federations affiliated through the World Alliance of YMCAs...
. The two largest and most active camps are the Boy Scout Camp Tahquitz (formerly Camp Tulakes) owned by The Long Beach Boy Scouts (It was developed from a very primate summer tent camp with one snack store to one serving thousands of scouts year round with a mess hall. clinic, garage/fire station, swimming and fishing lake, camp offices, and ranger's quarters developed, built, and maintained under the watchful eye of the Camp Ranger, Glen McIntosh from 1957 until his death in 1981), and Camp Cedar Falls, three miles passed Angelus Oaks on Highway 38 run by the Seventh-day Adventist Church
Seventh-day Adventist Church
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the original seventh day of the Judeo-Christian week, as the Sabbath, and by its emphasis on the imminent second coming of Jesus Christ...
. Jenks Lake
Jenks Lake
Jenks Lake is a lake in the San Bernardino National Forest near Angelus Oaks in San Bernardino County, California. The Lake offers several fish species including bass, catfish, bluegill, and rainbow trout. Trout season usually runs from April to October....
hosts fishing and some swimming activities.
Angelus Oaks was initially called Camp Angelus. In the 1970s, when the postal service decided to combine the two small post offices of Camp Angelus and Seven Oaks, closing the Seven Oaks location, they renamed the remaining office "Angelus Oaks". That name stuck with the town.