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Camiel Dekens
Camiel Dekens was a pioneer in the Palo Verde Valley, living there from 1907 until his death in 1963. He did much of the physical work laying out the town of Blythe, and in constru...view moreCamiel Dekens was a pioneer in the Palo Verde Valley, living there from 1907 until his death in 1963. He did much of the physical work laying out the town of Blythe, and in constructing many of the original canals and deliveries of what is now the Palo Verde Irrigation District. He was also one of the many who battled the Colorado River when it was still a violent and unruly neighbor—full of floating debris and enormous whirlpools and subject to floods on almost an annual basis.view less