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Historical Markers in Ocotillo, California
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1 ► California, Imperial County, Ocotillo — De Anza Overlook —  |
| Juan Bautista De Anza led two groups of Spanish explorers and settlers across this portion of the Colorado Desert from Northern Mexico to San Francisco Bay. During each tortuous passage, the Spanish camped below here in Yuha Wash. The passage in . . . — — Map (db m50683) HM | |||
| 2 ► California, Imperial County, Ocotillo — Geoglyphs — Imperial Valley Desert Museum — Español: Geoglifos — Kumeyaay: Matt Uumall — |
| 3 ► California, Imperial County, Ocotillo — Imperial Valley Desert Museum — Jay C. von Werlhof — |
| The Imperial Valley College Desert Museum represents the creative vision of noted archaeologist and anthropologist Jay Crawford von Werlhof (1923-2009) A prolific author, von Werlhof wrote many scholarly books and articles on the archaeology . . . — — Map (db m82451) HM | |||
| 4 ► California, Imperial County, Ocotillo — The Impossible Railroad — |
| Welcome to Mortero Wash in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. The volcanic landscape you see in this section of the desert posed a significant challenge for travelers. Undeterred, John D. Spreckels had an ambition to build a railroad that . . . — — Map (db m193810) HM | |||
| 5 ► California, Imperial County, Ocotillo — Yuha Well — (Santa Rosa de Las Lajas) — |
| Used by the Kamias Indians who showed it to Anza's scouts on March 8, 1774. The second Anza Expedition passed here on December 11, 1775. Later an important water source on the trail from Yuma to San Diego. — — Map (db m50363) HM | |||