Blythe, California
Riverside County · Population 18,317 · Card no. 10039
A Colorado River farm city on the Arizona line, in irrigated desert country.
- The Blythe Intaglios, enormous figures scratched into the desert floor nearby, were made centuries ago and are best seen from the air.
- Two state prisons are major employers.
- The town is named for Thomas Blythe, who filed the first water claim.
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