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Speakers Series – 150 Years Ago Today – The Making of the Valley – This is a Free Event
April 9 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
On Thursday, April 9, 2026, David Mackesey, La Quinta Historical Society Historian will delve into the history of the railroads, the politics of the late 1800’s and how those transformed our Coachella Valley into the community of today.
150 YEARS AGO TODAY….
BUILDING THE RAILROAD THROUGH THE COACHELLA VALLEY
David Mackesey, author and historian, is a winter resident of La Quinta. He is a La Quinta Historical Society Historian, the Club Historian for Carnoustie (Scotland) Golf Club, Historian for Diablo (California) Country Club, and Co-Chair, The Smith Society…
This is a Free Event.