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| DURING WWII MILITARY WALKS AND ROADS WERE LINED |
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General George S. Patton trained troops for Operation Torch, the invasion of North Africa, in the Blythe area during the early
months of World War II. He was here before he gained worldwide fame in Europe and Africa. His personal bunker was rediscovered
in June 2007. How is one sure it's actually Patton's? Well, his name is stenciled on it. The bunker has been partially
destroyed. Most of it is underground, and it's about half filled with rocks and soil. Please click on any of the images to
magnify.
| INSCRIPTION READS: GENERAL G. S. PATTON |
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| UA ARMY SEPTEMBER 1942 |
Now we'll return to more waterholes, petroglyphs, ruins, and stuff like that there.
| ANOTHER PICTURE OF THE |
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| RUINED KILN |
Below is what is obviously a petroglyph of recent origin. It's so well executed, however, I feel it's earned a place on this
website. In fact, considering the handicaps the artist worked with, I think it's a genuine work of art. What do you think?
| MODERN PETROGLYPH OF BIGHORN SHEEP |
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| PLEASE CLICK ON THE ABOVE IMAGE TO MAGNIFY |
| NATIVE AMERICAN HUNTING BLIND |
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| PLEASE CLICK ON THE ABOVE IMAGE TO MAGNIFY |
Early Native Americans weren't the only people who found the rocks in this area irresistible places for leaving brief messages
for posterity or perhaps only a name and when they journeyed through the desert. Many of European descent also left a record
of their passing for those in coming centuries to observe and wonder of the stories behind their creation.
| OUR DESERT ATTRACTS PEOPLE FROM |
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| EVERY PART OF THE WORLD |
| OJ'S INDENTITY HAS BEEN LOST |
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| BUT WE KNOW WHERE HE WAS OCTOBER 31, 1896 |
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| ANOTHER VERY WELL KNOWN LOCAL NAME IMORALIZED IN STONE |
| HERE'S A VERY UNUSUAL PETROGLYPH |
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| HALF MAN HALF SNAKE? |
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