History
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The life-sustaining waters of the oasis, which can be seen one half mile to your left, refreshed the nomad Native Americans of the region years before recorded history. The Chemehuevi tribe lived daily life there after the Serrano and Cahuilla peoples. The early introduction of U.S. settlers is represented by Colonel Henry Washington of the Topographical Branch of the Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, and his survey party in 1855. Today the oasis remains a symbol of the underground waters that nourish 29 Palms.
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