The area that would become Poway was once the roaming grounds of the
Diegueno and Luiseno Indians, several hundred years before the
appearance of the Spaniards. It was also a pasturing place for mission
stock, a ranch area for adventurous white settlers, a potential railroad
stop that never materialized, and today is a diversified, thriving city
in the country located within San Diego County. The story of Poway is
one of many cultures, of many changes, and of many triumphs. Today it is
a very desirable city in which to live, raise families, and send
children to school; it is home to about 57,000 residents glad to have
found the pleasures of living in Poway.