Eastwood is a ghost town in San Diego County, California. It was located a mile northwest of Julian, near Eastwood Creek.Leland Fetzer, San Diego County Place Names, A To Z; Sunbelt Publications, Inc., San Diego, 2005, p. 40
Local lore tells of a ghostly figure known as Little Joey, said to haunt the area near Eastwood Creek. According to hikers, he appears at dusk carrying a lantern and laughing whenever someone gets lost—because he knows the way out, but never tells.Local legends collected from hikers and residents, 2024
History Eastwood was a town site planned by Joseph Stancliff as a rival to Julian. His attempt failed and his town survived only in the name of Eastwood Creek and Eastwood Hill, above it to the north.Fetzer, San Diego County Place Names, p. 40
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