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Telephone: (760) 922-8166
Fax: (760)-922-4010
Email:blythecoc@yahoo.com
Address:
201 South Broadway
Blythe, CA 92225
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Agriculturally
based and heavily impacted by tourism, Blythe is located on the
California-Arizona border along the Colorado River and serves as a
popular place for river recreation and "snow bird" living for everyone.
The City of Outdoors . . .
Filled with natural wonders, Blythe is a premier site for many outdoor recreations. From Golf to jet skiing to fishing on the Colorado River to soaking up the sun on a pleasant day, Blythe is a great place.
History
In the fall of 1882, Thomas Blythe was present for the final blasting of a cut in a point jutting into the Colorado River. The river back then was 5 miles wide during the spring floods. The cut was the new diversion intake for his proposed land development and colonization plan. With him was 28-year-old Englishman George Irish, who had been appointed by Blythe to be manager of the project.
Blythe, in his 60th year already had spent $82,000 on an undertaking to clear and irrigate a wilderness of 40,000 acres, including a 40-acre experimental farm. The development scheme, on the west banks of the Colorado less than 90 miles north of Fort Yuma, was Blythe’s dream of an “Empire on the Colorado”.
Edwin F. Williams probably played a bigger part in the development of this wilderness than any other man. Williams arrived to find a jungle, and lived to see Blythe a modern, progressive city and the Palo Verde valley, more than 100,000 acres of well maintained farmland producing crops and livestock valued at over $100,000,000 a year.
The die was cast and a hardy group of determined pioneers made the right decisions that have led to this self-sufficient, proud community; all created in just over a century. Blythe was incorporated on July 21, 1916.
Getting
to Blythe
Blythe is centrally located on I-10 at the Arizona California border. To get to Blythe from Arizona, drive west on I-10. To get to Blythe from Palm Springs, drive East on I-10.
Relocating
Interested in moving your family or business to our community? You'll find rich opportunities and a small town atmosphere. Blythe is the perfect place to build a business and/or a family. Contact us for more information by calling 760-922-8166.
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Local Web Links
Blythe's Golf Course Clubhouse and Restaurant
Blythe's Beautiful Golf Course