Previously, the Native Americans who inhabited the area referred to the oasis, its nearby spring, and surrounding hills as 'Mar-rah,' which means 'land of little water.' These miners did so, apparently because of the 29 palm trees that surrounded the Mojave Desert oasis base of their gold prospecting and mining operations.
Hints on the escapades loaded on the things to do in Twentynine Palms can already be drawn from how the city got its name.Ĭalifornia gold prospectors in the 1870s were said to have named the city’s current area Twentynine Palms. Embark on an adventure at the city of Twentynine Palms in San Bernardino County, California.
