Just 8 miles west of Yuma on I-8 @ Exit 164, sits the town of Felicity, CA - established in 1986 it is the home of the Museum of History in Granite. Features includes a 1889 original section of the circular staircase from the Eiffel Tower, Michaelango's Arm of David sculpture as a sun dial, a pyramid holding the bronze plague which denotes the spot as the "Center of the World"**. The site also has a church which will conduct both Catholic and Protestant services.
**Taken from a children's book: Coe, The Good Dragon at the Center of the World
Sun dial
Part of the tour includes a photo standing on the "Center of the World" plague and a certificate.
History of flying/parachuting is just one of the walls on the grounds. There are 416 granite panels in total, some as yet to be etched, but currently there is one honoring Korean Marine Corps/Navy personnel who died in combat, a section with the history of the French Foreign Legion, French Aeronauticals, History of Humanity by ethnic group/language (ie, Greek, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic), The Wall of the Ages and separate sections for the States of California and Arizona.
History of flying/parachuting is just one of the walls on the grounds. There are 416 granite panels in total, some as yet to be etched, but currently there is one honoring Korean Marine Corps/Navy personnel who died in combat, a section with the history of the French Foreign Legion, French Aeronauticals, History of Humanity by ethnic group/language (ie, Greek, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic), The Wall of the Ages and separate sections for the States of California and Arizona.
A small sampling of the granite panels.For more information and photos: http://historyingranite.org/ - there is a $5.00 fee for the tour/video and certificate. All proceeds are funneled back into the museum and grounds. Open Thanksgiving to Easter...
Dedicated earlier this year.
Adios amigos.
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