The earliest evidence of human activity dates back nearly 10,000 years.
Learn more about the Serrano, Cahuilla, Chemehuevi, and Mohave communities.
A pioneering archeologist of the region, Elizabeth Campbell surveyed numerous sites in the Pinto Basin area.
Joshua Tree was designated a National Monument in 1936 due in large part to the preservation campaign of Minerva Hoyt.
First arriving in the late 1800's, miners and ranchers came in search of gold and cattle-grazing land.
10% of all land in the United States, or 270 million acres, was settled under the Homestead Act.
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