Historic California Posts, Camps,
Stations and Airfields
March Air Force Base Light Annex
No. 2
US Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles
District History (1992)
The former March AFB Light Annex No. 2 is located in Riverside
County, California approximately 15 miles east of Riverside,
California. The site originally consisted on 10.43 acres. On
6 May 1944, the Department of Defense obtained a permanent easement
of .07 acres from M.J. and Anita s. Yoder as part of the power
line right-of-way for the March Light Annex No. 2. On 6 June
1944, the Department of Defense obtained permanent easements
on 10.36 acres from the Joseph W. Wolfskill Company for the power
line right-of-way, access trail, and the beacon site for the
Light Annex.
The lands of March AFB Annex No. 2 consisted of a power line
right-of-way, an access trail, and a beacon site. The power line
right-of-way was 20 feet wide and 17,770 feet long and formed
a
path from the beacon site to an existing power line. The access
trail was wide and 6,141 feet long and was a cleared dirt path
from the beacon site to the flat area southwest of the beacon
site. The beacon site was 50 by 50 feet with a metal tower. on
top of the metal tower there was lighting device. This facility
was used as part of the night system of March Air Force Base.
On 30 November 1972, the Strategic Air Command (SAC) requested
to dispose of March AFB Light Annex No. 2. SAC requested abandonment-in-place
for the facilities of the Light Annex. The site was declared
excess on 7 October 1974. Currently, the site is owned by the
California Department of Water Resources who lease the land to
the Lake Perris State Recreation Area. The site is in an undeveloped
area with hilly terrain. Air Force improvements of the site are
scattered near the former beacon site. There are small metal
girders scattered in bushes. In a crevice between rocks, there
is a large concentration of metal girders and a metal box with
electrical switching devices inside.
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