This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Wonder Tree of the Desert
The athel tree spreads rapidly in arid Southwest regions and yields hard, blue green foliage and pinkish cream flowers. Woodworker Ethelbert Woodhouse develops a curing process enabling use of athel lumber for furniture. He claims to be the only maker using the tree for non-firewood products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algeria
California
Daggett
Calif
Furnace Creek Ranch
Death Valley
Utah
Nevada
Arizona
New Mexico
G. E. P. Smith
The
Uni
Versity
Department of Agriculture and Engineering
Grand Rapids
Mich
Coachella Valley
Indio
Ethelbert Woodhouse
Woodhouse
Cal