Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Interstate 8 travels from near the ocean in San Diego, CA to the junction of Interstate 10, just outside Casa Grande, AZ. The freeway isn't very old, with construction only beginning on it in the 1960s, but that doesn't mean there isn't a lot of history to be found along the way. Some of it is just a little harder to find.

In this video we travel along Interstate 8 in California to look at some of the hidden and forgotten history along the road. From lost graves to the last links to a forgotten history hidden in plain site, we visit a number of places on this trip.

00:00 Intro
01:40 The Grave of Sylvester Pattie
03:58 The Last of the Mission Valley Farmhouses
05:25 The Rediscovery of Amos Buckman
07:59 Three Generations of Roads
11:03 Old Plank Road
12:22 Araz Stage Station

Here is our video on the Hidden History on interstate 8 in Arizona: youtu.be/ZNYx6nf2Q5I

Our video on Buckman Springs: youtu.be/jdUaEbj3LDs
Our video on the stage routes at Mountain Springs Station: youtu.be/Q-KF4VEwREM

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