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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24WA_water-trough_Coachella-CA.html
This water trough was constructed on the Southern Pacific Railroad property along Cantaloup Avenue for watering teams of horses hauling cantaloupes and onions. It replaced a wooden trough on Front Street used in the early industry of shipping mesq…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24UF_martinez-indian-agency_Thermal-CA.html
Three structures here - a school, agency building and residence, are believed to be the oldest standing U.S. Indian Agency buildings in California. They were built about 1907 by the Martinez Agency, established in 1876. The first written record of…
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/HM1X40_san-carlos-pass-historical_Anza-CA.html
On March 16, 1774, Juan Bautista de Anza, Indian fighter, explorer, and colonizer, led through this pass (named by him San Carlos) the first white explorers to cross the mountains into California. The party traveled from Tubac, Arizona, to Montere…
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, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VGM_california-arizona-maneuver-area-historical_Indio-CA.html
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