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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25AJ_pre-columbian-indian-trail_Winterhaven-CA.html
Pre-Columbian Indian Trail
Colorado River to Lake Coachuilla
(Now Imperial Valley)
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM134N_ben-hulse-highway_Winterhaven-CA.html
This highway parallels the old Indian trail, still visible from here, connecting the Imperial and Palo Verde Valleys.
The grateful people of Imperial County honor the memory of our beloved Senator Ben Hulse, who worked untiringly for the people…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYSZ_palm-spring_Winterhaven-CA.html
Here was a palm-studded desert resting place, 1826-1866, for Mexican pioneers, mountain men, the Army of the West, Mormon Battalion, Boundary Commission, Forty-Niners, Railway Survey, Butterfield Overland Mail stages, and California Legion. It was…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYSY_obregon_Winterhaven-CA.html
The historic gold mining community of Obregon lies near here in the Cargo Muchacho Mountains. As a frontier town, Obregon marks the location of several attempts to extract ore during the 1890s through the 1930s. Several different milling technolog…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYSX_picacho_Winterhaven-CA.html
As Avi-Milikit of Quechen legends; Picacho noted Spanish arrival in 1640, lured Sonora miners after 1852, brought steamboats to its mining and milling port until 1910. Her mines were never worked to extinction, but Picacho became a squatter haven.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY7G_plank-road_Winterhaven-CA.html
This unique plank road seven miles long was the only mens early motorists had for crossing the treacherous Imperial Sand Dunes. The eight by twelve foot sections were moved with a team of horses whenever the shifting sands covered portions of the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY5Z_the-plank-road_Winterhaven-CA.html
The Plank Road once provided the only means of crossing the treacherous Imperial Sand Dunes. This historic road spurred settlement of Imperial County and development of San Diego at the start of the automobile age.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY5A_site-of-camp-pilot-knob_Winterhaven-CA.html
Camp Pilot Knob was a unit of the Desert Training Center, established by General George S. Patton Jr., to prepare American troops for battle during World War II. It was the largest military training ground ever to exist. At the peak of activity he…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY56_fort-yuma_Winterhaven-CA.html
Originally called Camp Calhoun, the site was first used as a U.S. Military Post in 1849. A fire destroyed the original buildings. By 1855 the barracks had been rebuilt. Called Camp Yuma in 1852 it became Fort Yuma after reconstruction. Transferred…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY55_picacho-mines_Winterhaven-CA.html
Opened by placer miners after 1852, the gold mines expanded into hard rock quarrying by 1872. Picacho employed 700 miners at its peak from 1895 to 1900. Mill accidents, low ore quality, and the loss of cheap river transport with the building of La…