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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYET_giant-desert-figures_Blythe-CA.html
Times of origin and meaning of these giant figures, the largest 167 feet long, smallest 95 feet, remains a mystery. There are three figures, two of animals and a coiled serpent, and some interesting lines.
[Panel #1]Blythe IntagliosIn 1931, Geo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYES_parent-washington-navel-orange-tree_Riverside-CA.html
To honorMrs. Eliza Tibbets,and to commend her good workin planting at Riverside in 1873The First WashingtonNavel Orange Treesin California,native to Bahia Brazil,proved the most valuablefruit introduction yet made bythe United States Departmentof …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY9E_the-chiriaco-family_Indio-CA.html
Joseph L. Chiriaco came to California from Alabama in 1925. His work as a surveyor for the Los Angeles Bureau of Water and Power and later for the Metropolitan Water District on the Colorado River aqueduct, begun in 1931, brought him to the desert…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY9B_camp-young-airstrip_Indio-CA.html
The Camp Young Airstrip was established at this site in March 1942 by order of General George S. Patton. It was used to provide Camp Young with supplies and other essential material. It supported air transportation for the command staff of the Des…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY8J_desert-training-center_Indio-CA.html
This monument is dedicated to the men and women of the United States Army who were trained here at the Desert Training Center during World War II.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY8E_smiley-place_Indio-CA.html
In 1926 Smiley Place was built by Dr. Harry W. Smiley. It served as the first medical office in Indio, as well as a residence for he and his wife, Frances. The Smiley's made significant contributions to the social and medical development of the In…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY85_390th-bomb-group-h_Blythe-CA.html
Blythe Army Air Base was constructed during 1942 to train heavy bomber crews.
127 officers and men recevied orders in February 1943, to form 4 squadrons of the 390th Bombardment Group (H).
The 390th B-17s joined the 8th Air Force in England …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY84_galleano-winery_Amboy-CA.html
The Galleano Winery is the oldest winemaking operation in Riverside County. In 1927 Domenico Galleano pruchased the ranch from Col. Esteban Cantu, Governor of Baja California (1915-1920), including this house which dates from the 1890s. The barn, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY82_banning-womans-club-clubhouse_Banning-CA.html
Built in 1915, the Banning Woman's Club Clubhouse is a frame building in the classical revival style with a plain entablature, simple doric columns, and palladian windows, as well as providing a meeting place for the woman's club, the socal and ci…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY81_hamilton-school-anza_Anza-CA.html
Until the 1880s, James Hamilton was among the very first homesteaders in the Cahuilla Plains or Hamilton Plains, now Anza, and was a highly respected pioneer who overcame many obstacles in his life, including prejudice. The Hamilton School Distric…