An inside look at the Campo Stone Store, which was built in 1885.
Our history
About the Museum
The Gaskill Brothers' Stone Store is an extension of the San Diego County Park system. It is located in the mountain back country 50 miles east of San Diego, in Campo, California at the junction of Forrest Gate Road (Prior to 1941, known as the Border Road) and Historic Highway 94.
It is literaly at the crossroads of Indian, pioneer and present day inhabitants including the transportation routes such as Old Campo Road (now called Historic Highway 94) and the San Diego and Arizona Railroad.
The venerable stone building was built in 1885 and currently houses a museum operated by the non-profit Mountain Empire Historical Society.
Our Mission Statement
The Mountain Empire Historical Society (MEHS) is dedicated to preserving, conserving, and promoting the history of the Mountain Empire Region of San Diego County, California. Its primary purpose is to provide education to the public about the unique cultural and natural history of the region. Its operating arm, the Gaskill Brothers' Stone Store Museum in Campo, California, and all current and future subsidiary entities of the MEHS shall provide for the collection, interpretation, and conservation of the material culture, as well as the written and oral history of the region.
These goals shall be sought through:
• Active programs to research, identify and acquire for the collections those documents and objects typical and/or significant in the region's history,
• Conservation and exhibition of materials in the collections,
• Assistance and development of public education programs,
• Maintenance and means for public access to historical photographs, documents, and records within the MEHS Research Archives.
