When John G. McCallum, the first non-Indigenous settler of Palm Springs, wanted to develop a village in the mid-1880s, he knew more water was necessary. The McCallum Ditch was built—but then came a massive drought.
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When John G. McCallum, the first non-Indigenous settler of Palm Springs, wanted to develop a village in the mid-1880s, he knew more water was necessary. The McCallum Ditch was built—but then came a massive drought.