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Wall of Honor
These Stars are Dedicated to the Veterans of Riverside County who were awarded the Medal of Honor by the President of the United States.
These Recipients performed with Valor and Heroism "Above and Beyond" the Call of Duty and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24XQ_history-of-electricity-in-the-coachella-valley_Indio-CA.html
The Coachella Valley's developing agricultural industry created a need for electric services. Substation were located next to cold storage houses, providing power to preserve the Valley's bountiful produce. In 1943, the Imperial Irrigation Distric…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM221E_coachella-valley-recipients-a-war-memorial_Indio-CA.html
"For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty.."
Colonel Mitchell Paige, U.S. Marine Corps, October 26, 1942 · Hospital Corpsman First Class Robert E. Bush, U.S. Navy, May 2…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VH0_cannons-historical_Indio-CA.html
It was in 1346 that the English first used cannons which, propelled by exploding gunpowder, fired stone balls. Despite this, progress in that area of military weaponry was not fast, and it was here Leonardo's particularly applied his thinking. Thi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VGZ_33-barreled-organs-historical_Indio-CA.html
The way Leonardo da Vinci saw it, the problem with cannons of the time was that they took far to long to load. His solution to that problem was to build multi-barreled guns that could be loaded and fired simultaneously.
This idea forms the bas…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VGQ_catapults-historical_Indio-CA.html
The basic design of the catapult had been in use for hundreds of years before da Vinci embarked on improving it. He actually came up with different models. This particular design used a double leaf spring to produce an enormous amount of energy in…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VGO_scythed-chariots-historical_Indio-CA.html
There are several designs for horse-drawn scythed chariots among Leonardo's sketches.
The first involved the use of four large scythes which were mounted in a manner similar to helicopter blades. Leonardo was a peaceable man who despised war, …
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Training troops in desert warfare in preparation for Operation "Torch." The invasion of German held North Africa. The world's largest military installation, training 60 divisions and more than one million soldiers.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VG7_romero-pass-historical_Indio-CA.html
California-Arizona Route
1824
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11AU_jimmy-swaggarts-date_Indio-CA.html
On this date, Oct 11, 1991,Reverend Jimmy Swaggartpicked up a "Date" atClark's Travel Center.