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References
- ↑ Lech, Steve (2004). Along the Old Roads: A History of the Portion of Southern California that became Riverside County: 1772–1893. Steve Lech. pp. 148–9. OCLC 56035822.
- ↑ Bynon, A.A. (1893). History and Directory of Riverside County, 1893–4. Riverside, California: Riverside Daily Press. OCLC 26408357 , 26432388
- ↑ Hunneman, John (July 13, 2001). "Nothing backward about Radec". San Diego Union Tribune.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Radec Valley
- Hudson, Tom (1981). "Chapter 23: Beyond the 'City Limits'". A Thousand Years in Temecula Valley. Temecula, California: Old Town Temecula Museum. pp. 170–171. ISBN 978-0931700064. LCCN 81053017. OCLC 8262626. LCC F868.R6 H83 1981
Coordinates: 33°27′51″N116°54′50″W / 33.4642°N 116.9139°W
