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'''Felicity''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Imperial County, California|Imperial County]], [[California]].<ref name=gnis /><ref name="LA-Times-1">{{Cite news|title=Desert monument captures history on stone |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=16 April 2008 |url=http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-felicity16apr16,1,6734210.story |dead-url=no |df=dmy |url-access=subscription }}</ref> The town was established in 1986 by [[Jacques-Andre Istel]]. Istel first bought the land in the 1950s and later developed it in the 1980s after selling off his parachute business. The town is "Dedicated to Remembrance" and named for Iste's wife Felicia.<ref name="mooallem">{{cite news |last1= Mooallem |first1= Jon |title=A Journey to the Center of the World |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/23/magazine/a-journey-to-the-center-of-the-world.html?ref=magazine |accessdate=14 July 2019 |publisher= ''[[The New York Times]]'' |date=19 February 2014}}</ref> It is 2,600 acres and lies at an elevation of 285 feet (87 m).<ref name=gnis />
'''Felicity''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Imperial County, California]].<ref name=gnis /><ref name="LA-Times-1">{{cite news |last1=Anton |first1=Mike |title=See it now: the center of the world; The History of Humanity is being etched in stone in the California desert. The real story is the builder. |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-apr-16-me-felicity16-story.html |access-date=January 18, 2021 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=April 16, 2008 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130127212639/http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-felicity16apr16,1,6734210.story |archive-date=2013-01-27}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The town was established in 1986 by [[Jacques-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.<ref name="mooallem">{{cite news |last1=Mooallem |first1=Jon |author1-link=Jon Mooallem |title=A Journey to the Center of the World |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/23/magazine/a-journey-to-the-center-of-the-world.html |access-date=17 January 2021 |work=[[The New York Times Magazine]] |date=19 February 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140903101456/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/23/magazine/a-journey-to-the-center-of-the-world.html |archive-date=3 September 2014 |url-status=unfit}}{{cbignore|bot=InternetArchiveBot}}</ref> It is 2,600 acres and lies at an elevation of 285 feet (87 m).<ref name=gnis />


It is accessible from [[Interstate 8 in California|Interstate 8]] in the far southeast of the state, just west of [[Yuma, Arizona|Yuma]], [[Arizona]].<ref name="Burke">{{Cite web|last=Burke |first=Anne |date=2 January 2019 |title=A strange museum at the ‘centre of the world’ |publisher=BBC |url=http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20190101-a-strange-museum-at-the-centre-of-the-world |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106224923/http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20190101-a-strange-museum-at-the-centre-of-the-world |archive-date=6 January 2019 |dead-url=no |df=dmy}}</ref>
It is accessible from [[Interstate 8 in California|Interstate 8]] in the far southeast of the state, just west of [[Yuma, Arizona|Yuma]], [[Arizona]].<ref name="Burke">{{Cite web|last=Burke |first=Anne |date=2 January 2019 |title=A strange museum at the ‘centre of the world’ |publisher=BBC |url=http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20190101-a-strange-museum-at-the-centre-of-the-world |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106224923/http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20190101-a-strange-museum-at-the-centre-of-the-world |archive-date=6 January 2019 |url-status=live |df=dmy}}</ref>


The [[Quechan]] Tribe of the [[Fort Yuma Indian Reservation]] is located nearby. During [[World War II]], the town was the site of [[Camp Pilot Knob]], the US Army's training center.<ref>{{cite web |title=Camp Pilot Knob, California |url=https://www.deserttrainingcenter.com/CampPilotKnob.html |website=[[Desert Training Center]] |access-date=17 January 2021}}</ref>
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The town's key features are a 21-foot-tall stone-and-glass pyramid, a Church on a manmade hill and the [[Museum 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 pounds. Etched on the panels is a historical record of humanity as chronicled by Istel. The lead artist on the project is Gene Britton.<ref name="mooallem"/>

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The town's key features are a {{convert|21|foot||adj=mid|-tall stone-and-glass pyramid}}, a church on a man-made hill, and the [[Museum 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.<ref name="mooallem"/>


In May 1985, the Imperial County Board of Supervisors designated Felicity as the Official Center of the World.<ref name="LA-Times-1" /><ref name="Burke" />
In May 1985, the Imperial County Board of Supervisors designated Felicity as the Official Center of the World.<ref name="LA-Times-1" /><ref name="Burke" />


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File:Center of the world pyramid.JPG|The pyramid houses the official center point
File:Center of the world pyramid.JPG|The pyramid houses the official center point.
File:Felicity1.jpg|Entrance to Center of the World Plaza
File:Felicity1.jpg|Entrance to Center of the World Plaza
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[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Imperial County, California]]
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Felicity, California
Unincorporated community
Felicity, California is located in California
Felicity, California
Felicity, California
Location in California
Felicity, California is located in the United States
Felicity, California
Felicity, California
Felicity, California (the United States)
Coordinates: 32°45′01″N 114°45′55″W / 32.75028°N 114.76528°W / 32.75028; -114.76528
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyImperial County
Elevation
[1]
285 ft (87 m)

Felicity is an unincorporated community in Imperial County, California.[1][2] The town was established in 1986 by Jacques-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 from Interstate 8 in the far southeast of the state, just west of Yuma, Arizona.[4]

The Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation is located nearby. During World War II, the town was the site of Camp 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 the Museum 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]

  • The pyramid houses the official center point.
    The pyramid houses the official center point.
  • Entrance to Center of the World Plaza
    Entrance to Center of the World Plaza

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Felicity, California
  2. ^ a b Anton, Mike (April 16, 2008). "See it now: the center of the world; The History of Humanity is being etched in stone in the California desert. The real story is the builder". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Mooallem, Jon (February 19, 2014). "A Journey to the Center of the World". The New York Times Magazine. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ a b Burke, Anne (2 January 2019). "A strange museum at the 'centre of the world'". BBC. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Camp Pilot Knob, California". Desert Training Center. Retrieved January 17, 2021.

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