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El Centro (Spanish for "The Center") is a city and county seat of Imperial County, California, United States.El Centro is the most populous city in the Imperial Valley, the east anchor of the Southern California Border Region, and the core urban area and principal city of the El Centro metropolitan area which encompasses all of Imperial County.
442/760 – Covers all of the El Centro metropolitan area as well as Palm Springs, Oceanside, Bishop, Ridgecrest, Barstow, and Needles; northern San Diego County; and southeastern California, including much of the Mojave Desert and the Owens Valley. Area code 760 split from area code 619 on March 22, 1997, and was overlaid with area code 442 in ...
The Centro was known internationally as a dynamic cultural center where academics such as Shifra Goldman, Tomas Ybarra Frausto and Chon Noriega could be found conversing with community members as well as artists such as Magu, Luis Valdez, Judy Baca, Sergio Arau, Lalo Guerrero, Jose Montoya, Barbara Carrasco, Gabino Palomares and El Vez. Groups ...
Camp Seeley' was a United States Army World War II training camp near El Centro, California in the Imperial Valley. At Camp Seeley was: the Camp Seeley Combat Firing Range, Camp Seeley Ordnance Desert Proving Ground and Camp Seeley Ordnance Training Center.
Boulder Park is an unincorporated community in Imperial County, California. [1] It lies at an elevation of 2923 feet (891 m) along Interstate 8 . [ 1 ] The Desert View Tower is located in Boulder Park.
In November 1975, the creators met with the Pueblo community at El Centro Quinto Sol to gather support for a Chicano newspaper, and recruit staff and supporters. [4] The Espinosas, David Martinez, and Pablo Mora began publishing La Cucaracha in 1976. [3] The first issue was published on May 3, 1976 to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. [5]
It is located on the Holton Interurban Railroad east of El Centro and 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Holtville. [2] Prior to settlement, the location was known as Gleason [3] or Gleason Switch. [4] Agricultural development of the area began on October 1, 1907, when R. P. Shepherd established the 280 acre "Rancho Meloland".
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