Around 1900, E.J. "Lucky" Baldwin established a Mexican labor camp. After Baldwin died in 1908, the Mexican Revolution helped nearby barrios grow, and by 1910 the U.S. Census listed an unnamed Mexican camp with a Main Street. In 1916, "Camp" first appeared as a barrio name, followed by "River Camp" in 1918 after Robert Hicks bought the camp from Anita Baldwin, "Spanish Camp" in 1919, and "Mexican Camp," "S.P. Camp," and "Hicks Camp" in 1921. Residents proudly served in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. El Monte schools were segregated in 1923, the Cristero War in Mexico caused barrios to grow in 1926, and repatriation affected the community during the 1930s. In 1933, the El Monte Berry Strike was organized in Hicks Camp by persons from the San Gabriel Valley. In 1942, Father Coffield's ministry began and Hicks Camp avoided the Zoot Suit Riots; school segregation ended in 1945, and his ministry ended in 1955. In 1949, Comité Civico proposed changing Hicks Camp to "Hicksville" and worked mainly on rent increases, street maintenance, and the future of the community. Half of Hicks Camp was demolished in 1958, and in 1973 it was completely demolished after the L.A. County Board of Supervisors chose it as the county's first redevelopment project. Former residents and their descendants continue to hold reunions, and many have become important civic leaders in their community, city, and region.