Andrade is a small locale in the southeasternmost corner of the state of

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, in Imperial County. The community is located entirely within the

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. It is directly across the border from

Los Algodones Los Algodones is a city in Mexicali Municipality, Baja California. Located on the United States-Mexico border, Los Algodones is south of Andrade, California and west of Yuma, Arizona. It reported a population of 5,474 as of the 2010 Mexican cen ...

, the northernmost town of the municipality of Mexicali, in

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, and in all of

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. The ZIP Code is 92283. The community is inside

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History

Pilot Knob Station served as a stop on the San Antonio-San Diego Mail Line and

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line and its successors until the railroad arrived in 1877. The Pilot Knob Station was located at what is now Andrade, near the bank of the

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at the foot of Pilot Knob, for which it was named. AndradeMesawetlands

Andrade is named after Mexican General Guillermo Andrade (1833-1905). The General sold the land for the settlement to the

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. The town was named in 1912 with establishment of the

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. Andrade was in the Navy, a diplomat and a banker. A post office operated at Andrade from 1909 to 1910 and from 1912 to 1942. The name Cantu commemorated Col. Esteban Cantu, governor of the northernmost district of

from 1915 to 1920. The nearby

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was built in 1901, the

All-American Canal The All-American Canal is an long aqueduct, located in southeastern California. It conveys water from the Colorado River into the Imperial Valley and to nine cities. It is the Imperial Valley's only water source, and replaced the Alamo Canal, w ...

built in 1930s. California State Route 186 was built in 1917 and number assigned was given in 1972. In 2000, it had a population of 59, 74.6% of whom were Hispanic or Latino. In 2016, the Sleepy Hollow RV Park in Andrade was closed by its owner, the Quechan Indian Tribe, over poor water quality.

Climate

This area has a large amount of sunshine year round due to its stable descending air and high pressure. According to the

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system, Andrade has a

desert climate The desert climate or arid climate (in the Köppen climate classification ''BWh'' and ''BWk''), is a dry climate sub-type in which there is a severe excess of evaporation over precipitation. The typically bald, rocky, or sandy surfaces in deser ...

, abbreviated "BWh" on climate maps.

California Historical Landmark

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number 939.4, ''Charley's World of Lost Art'' is in Andrade, California. California Historical Landmark is part of the Twentieth Century Folk Art Environments collection. Built by Charles Kasling (1901-1985). Kasling had started creating art sculptures in 1959 and they cover about two 1/2 half acres. Kasling was inspired by both his travels with the

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and his

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travels. He also built art in

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. California Historical Landmark reads: :''NO. 939 Twentieth Century Folk Art Environments (Thematic) -CHARLEY'S WORLD OF LOST ART - Charles Kasling began sculpturing near Andrade in 1967, and his creations now fill a site of approximately two and a half acres. His style, best described as eclectic, was inspired partly by his world travels with the U.S. Navy and partly by the desert terrain.'' californiahistoricallandmarks.com Landmark chl-939.4
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References

{{authority control Unincorporated communities in Imperial County, California Unincorporated communities in California

History

Climate

California Historical Landmark

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