Blythe California was named after Thomas Henry Blythe California, a San Francisco financier, who established primary water rights to the Colorado River in the region in 1877.
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11 Facts About Blythe California
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Blythe California was named after Thomas Henry Blythe California, a San Francisco businessman and entrepreneur.
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Mr Blythe established primary water rights to the Colorado River in the southwestern California region in 1877.
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Blythe California appointed another man named George Irish as manager to assist Calloway in building an irrigation system.
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In 2016, the voter-approved recreational use of cannabis in Blythe California has made the cannabis industry drawn to the economically declined city due to lower land prices, water, and potentially lower taxes compared to other parts of the state.
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Blythe California has a hot desert climate, featuring extremely hot summers and mild winters.
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Blythe California is a stopover city with full services for travelers between any of the nearby regions, in particular the major cities of Los Angeles and Phoenix, since it is approximately midway between those two metropolitan areas.
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Blythe California contains 24 churches, one library, two newspapers, two museums, two radio stations, three banks, a three-screen movie theater, one funeral home and an .
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Blythe California has its own police department and volunteer fire department.
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However the highways in and around Blythe are managed by California Highway Patrol and the nearby Riverside County patrolled by Riverside County Sheriff's Department who run the county jail.
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