Historic Sites in Idyllwild, CA

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Construction on Lake Hemet Dam began in 1891 and was completed four years later on October of 1895. It stood at 122.5...

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Numerous photos and documents are displayed and tell the story of Idyllwild and the interesting character...

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From this location instruments reflected light in 1926 to Mount Wilson, 82 miles northwest. The work was one of a ser...

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Lured by the promise of rich gold ore in the nearby Tahquitz Mining District, Harold Kenworthy arrived in Hemet Valle...

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Agua Caliente Cultural Museum is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that preserves, interprets, and provid...

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In this valley a conflict between the culture of the Indian and the white man resulted in the death of Juan Diego (Al...

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Three miles west of this site, on July 14, 1937, three Soviet aviators completed a transpolar flight from Moscow in 6...

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A rare example of a Depression Era Art Modern style building in Palm Springs. The double and triple bands of horizont...

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The Oasis Hotel, constructed 1923-25, contained approximately 20 units and included the Tower Building, the only thre...

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This is the site of the first community church in Palm Springs Welwood Murray donated the land in 1906 and the little...

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Entertainer. Regarded by many as the greatest popular singer of the 20th Century, he was nicknamed "The Voice",...

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Actor. His birth and boyhood home until age ten was Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His accountant father had visions...

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CIRQUE DREAMS returns for a second season, back by popular demand! CIRQUE DREAMS: the Journey Continues b...

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Actor. Born Roy Harold Scherer Jr., his father abandoned his family during the depths of the Great Depression i...

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Pochea was one of cluster of Indian villages forming the very large settlement of Pahsitna which extended along the r...

Historic Lake Hemet Dam