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Bill Keys arrived in 1910 as the caretaker of the once prosperous Desert Queen Mine in what is now Joshua Tree National Park. When the mine closed, he claimed it and the mill site, which became the ranch home, for his unpaid wages. Through resourcefulness and hard work, Bill and his wife Frances met the challenges of living and caring for five children in this remote location. Bill lived at the ranch until his death in 1969.
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