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I remember when Bill Harold was a mountain bike ride by Lake Jennings (look to your left
just before Aline headed east on Highway 8). I saw on the topo map a place called Puetz
Valley. A little light went off about that last name that I had seen on some pedigree charts I
had made at my father's request around 2012. See the above piece of that chart concerning the
Puetz connection. Magdalena Puetz,
The far right of the chart is the line of John Puetz of Luxembourg married to Marie Schmitt of Trier. Their offspring was Magdalena Puetz, our Grandpa Ben's mother.
When I worked in Germany, I went to Trier often because it was fairly close by train. It has an almost intact Roman Outpost, complete a big colsium. You could almost hear the cheering crowds and luckless participants. Trier is on the way toward north towards Luxembourg and France.
I did an AI search on Peutz Valley and found this reference: (Peutz/Puetz are both used)
" Peutz Valley, located on the western edge of Alpine, is named after German
immigrant Nikolas Peutz, who settled there in the 1880's. He capitalized on
the local coast live oak to produce charcoal, which he sold to the San Diego
butchers for smoking hams, while also running a successful livestock and
produce ranch.
The history of the valley is deeply rooted in this rural agricultural heritage.
Here are the key details of the valley's development:
Pioneer Days: Puetz famously established his ranch and later sent away for
his mail order bride in the early 1900's.He became well-known for traveling
by horse-drawn into downtown San Diego during the holidays to sell hundreds
live turkeys to the city residents. "
