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mikekj
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Sun Dec-12-10 09:14 PM
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The preserve was not established until October 31, 1994 with the passage of the California Desert Protection Act by the US Congress.
The monument was erected in about 1934, for WWI soldiers. It was there before the park and therefore should be preserved as a historic memorial.
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