Jimmy Swaggart's "Date"

Photographed by Michael Kindig, April 21, 2012

1. Jimmy Swaggart's "Date" Marker

Inscription.
On this date, Oct 11, 1991, Reverend Jimmy Swaggart picked up a "date" at Clark's Travel Center.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is October 11, 1991.

Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 33° 43.671′ N, 116° 13.845′ W. Marker was in Indio, California, in Riverside County. It was on Indio Boulevard, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 82253 Indio Boulevard, Indio CA 92201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Greater Los Angeles,

in the Coachella Valley,

and in the Peninsular Ranges.

It was also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it was in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

on the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: USS Liberty Tree - USN Captain William L. McGonagle

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(approx. 0.6 miles away); Smiley Place (approx. 0.6 miles away); Dr. June Robertson McCarroll (approx. 0.9 miles away); History of Electricity in the Coachella Valley (approx. one mile away); The Bradshaw Trail / Point Happy (approx. 3.8 miles away); Veterans Remembrance Memorial (approx. 4.1 miles away); Carl G. Bray, Smoke Tree Painter (approx. 4.6 miles away); Water Trough (approx. 4.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Indio.

Another marker is no longer nearby. 1909 Indio Schoolhouse (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . .
1. Rider Says Swaggart Hired Her For Sex. Washington Post article (10/11/1991) reporting on the "incident" in Indio, California. (Submitted on February 19, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. A Brief Biography of Jimmy Swaggart. Jimmy Swaggart Ministries website entry:
Jimmy Lee Swaggart was born March 15, 1935, in Ferriday, Louisiana. Ministering the Word under the anointing of the Holy Spirit, he preached to stadiums filled with capacity crowds around the world and, pioneered televangelism through his weekly

Clark's Travel Center image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Kindig, April 21, 2012

2. Clark's Travel Center

telecast. In the 1980's his television programming transmitted to over 3,000 stations and innumerable cable systems each week. Reverend Swaggart's telecasts were seen by more than 8 million people in the United States and by more than 500 million people worldwide, making it the most widespread mass communication of the Gospel in history! (Submitted on March 31, 2014, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California.)

Additional keywords. prostitution, sex work, televangelism

Jimmy Swaggart image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Wikipedia, February 21, 1988

3. Jimmy Swaggart

Jimmy Swaggart's "Date" Marker now missing image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Liam Williams, September 13, 2026

4. Jimmy Swaggart's "Date" Marker now missing

Marker no longer appears on storefront

Credits. This page was last revised on September 16, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 7, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. This page has been viewed 5,612 times since then and 169 times this year. Last updated on September 14, 2026, by Liam Williams of Irvine, California. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 7, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. 3. submitted on May 8, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. 4. submitted on September 14, 2026, by Liam Williams of Irvine, California. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.