Near Holtville in Imperial County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Harold Bell Wright
Preacher-Writer-Outdoorsman
— May 4, 1872 - May 24, 1944 —
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, December 15, 2012
1. Harold Bell Wright Marker
Harold Bell Wright rose from poverty to become "America's favorite author" for the first three decades of the 20th Century.Many of his 19 books were best sellers and made into both "silent" and later "talkies". They include '"The Winning of Barbara Worth," a novel set in the pioneering days of the reclamation project which turned the desert into the fertile Imperial Valley.
Self supporting from the age of 12, Harold Wright lived and wrote on a ranch he named 'El Tecolote," a half mile west of this spot, from 1907 to 1915.
Erected 2000 by Native Sons of the Golden West, James M. Riley, Grand President.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. In addition, it is included in the Native Sons/Daughters of the Golden West series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1907.
Location. 32° 48.014′ N, 115° 25.309′ W. Marker is near Holtville, California, in Imperial County. Marker is on Country Club Drive, 0.3 miles south of California Route 115, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Site of Rancho El Tecolote (here, next to this marker); Holtville (approx. 2˝ miles away); City of Holtville (approx. 2˝ miles away); Imperial Valley Swiss Club (approx. 3˝ miles away); Schaffner Dairy (approx. 3.6 miles away); McConnell Ranch (approx. 3.9 miles away); Imperial Valley Veterans' Memorial (approx. 5 miles away); Pearl Harbor Survivors Memorial (approx. 5 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Holtville.
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, December 15, 2012
2. Harold Bell Wright Marker (on the left)
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, December 15, 2012
3. Harold Bell Wright Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 2, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 21, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 942 times since then and 94 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 21, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
