Felicity, California | |
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| Coordinates:32°45′01″N114°45′55″W / 32.75028°N 114.76528°W /32.75028; -114.76528 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Imperial County |
| Elevation | 285 ft (87 m) |
Felicity is anunincorporated community inImperial County, California.[1][2] The town was established in 1986 byJacques-Andre Istel who bought the land in the 1950s and developed it in the 1980s after selling off his parachute business. The town is "Dedicated to Remembrance" and named for Istel's wife Felicia.[3] It is 2,600 acres and lies at an elevation of 285 feet (87 m).[1]
It is accessible fromInterstate 8 in the far southeast of the state, just west ofYuma,Arizona.[4]
TheQuechan Tribe of theFort Yuma Indian Reservation is located nearby. DuringWorld War II, the town was the site ofCamp Pilot Knob, the US Army's training center.[5]
The town's key features are a 21-foot-tall stone-and-glass pyramid (6.4 m), a church on a man-made hill, and theMuseum of History in Granite, which Istel has been developing since the town's founding. The museum consists of dozens of granite panels, most of them over 100 feet long and weighing approximately 500 tons. Etched on the panels is a historical record of humanity as chronicled by Istel. The lead artist on the project is Gene Britton.[3]
In May 1985, the Imperial County Board of Supervisors designated Felicity as the Official Center of the World.[2][4]
Municipalities and communities ofImperial County, California,United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |