FERTILA

NAME: Fertila COUNTY: Riverside ROADS: 2WD GRID: 1 CLIMATE: Warm winters. Hot summers. BEST TIME TO VISIT: Fall through Spring.

COMMENTS: Near the intersection of Second Ave. and Lovekin Blvd. in Blythe, Calif. This town is now in Blythe city limits and is located on farm land. REMAINS: Concrete slabs.

Site of an old Bracero camp and railroad depot, Fertilla was a promise in the desert that never panned out for Mexican immigrants that were brought to the US to work the fields while the troops were at war. Submitted by: J. Coman

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