Water Trough - Coachella, CA
N 33° 40.732 W 116° 10.587
11S E 576339 N 3726854
This historical marker and water trough sit at the corner of Orchard and 6th Streets and next to City Hall in Coachella, CA.
Waymark Code: WMKECQ
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/30/2014
Views: 4
Sitting near Coachella City Hall is a water trough and historical plaque which reads:
This water trough was constructed
on the Southern Pacific Railroad
property along Cantaloup Avenue for
watering teams of horses hauling
cantaloups and onions. It replaced a
wooden trough on Front Street used
in the early industry of shipping
mesquite wood. The first name of
this area was "Woodspur". |
This is the second historic water trough I've come across in California. I've waymarked another trough with historical placard that can be visited here.
Group that erected the marker: Unknown
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
1515 Sixth Street
Coachella, CA USA
92236
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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