The Dirty Sock Camp
Artist:
John Whytock of Joshua Tree, CA
Dedicated:
March 23, 1996
Location:
73911 29 Palms Hwy
Gold fever brought prospectors to the desert in the late 1800's. Men sought their fortunes in the hills near Twentynine Palms and what is now Joshua Tree National Park, setting up camp where water was plentiful. One settlement was the Dirty Sock Camp, named for the method miners used to separate gold from mercury. They used chamois leather, but legend has it that if it wasn't available, someone would sacrifice a sock for the cause.
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Twentynine Palms, CA 92277
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PO Box 306
Twentynine Palms, CA 92277
Action29palms@gmail.com
Copyright 2017 Action 29 Palms.
All Rights Reserved
Action 29 Palms is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization.
We are a member of: The Global Mural, Arts and Cultural Tourism Association; a founding member of the California Public Arts and Mural Society (CALPAMS); a charter member of the California Public Arts Association, Inc. (CALPAA); Twentynine Palms Chamber of Commerce; and Basin Wide Foundation.
We are a member of: The Global Mural, Arts and Cultural Tourism Association; a founding member of the California Public Arts and Mural Society (CALPAMS); a charter member of the California Public Arts Association, Inc. (CALPAA); Twentynine Palms Chamber of Commerce; and Basin Wide Foundation.
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