The Menifee area later grew during the late 1980s and early 1990s as a master-planned community. Sun City is located in the northwestern part of Menifee and features a mix of residential and commercial activity. Webb also developed Sun City, Arizona, under the same concept. Įarly development of the Menifee area began with Sun City in the early 1960s, conceptualized as an active retirement community by Del Webb, a building contractor from Phoenix, Arizona. At the time, the area was referred to as the Menifee Valley. Wilson discovered a gold-bearing quartz ledge near present day Holland and Murrieta roads in 1883, and filed a claim with the San Diego County Recorder’s office for this new “Menifee” mine. Mining began in the early 1880s with the discovery of a significant quartz lode by miner Luther Menifee Wilson, from whom Menifee derived its name. In the 18th century, the area fell under Spanish rule and was ceded by Mexico to the United States in 1848 as a result of the Mexican–American War.įarming, which began in the mid-19th century, was concentrated in the Menifee area. The area was originally inhabited by the Luiseño people, specifically the Pechanga band.
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