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Martha McLean Anza Narrows Park |
| Martha McLean Anza Narrows Park recognizes the Anza crossing of Santa Ana River. |
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The Martha McLean Anza Narrows Park is located near where Anza crossed the Santa Ana River its narrowest point in surrounding area in present-day Riverside, California. The colonizing expedition found this narrow river crossing a quite difficult ford due to deep, fast moving water. They had to improvise a bridge using parts remaining from the earlier Anza exploratory expedition. A cow and a horse were lost in this river which Anza described as "...very crystalline and beautiful." A few cottonwoods were found along the river. |
| Image Source: US National Park Service |
| Image Credit: Courtesy of US National Park Service. Meredith Kaplan, Superintendent of Anza National Historic Trail. |
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