Coachella Valley Historical Museum

I really like visiting county museums because I get a better picture of what the history and local life of an area was like.  I recently visited the Coachella Valley Historical Museum in Indio, California.  The museum was headquartered in the former home of an early practicing doctor who settled in this area.  The original kitchen serves as one of the display rooms.

Anything to do with clothing and apparel intrigues me.  The current display features garments worn by pioneering women in various fields from medicine to aviation.  The woman who came up with the idea of painting a center stripe in the middle of the road was a doctor here.  She was tired of getting run off the road on her way to visit patients by people who drove all over the road.

No county museum would be complete without old farm machinery on display.  Nice tractors!!

This is the woodshed in back of the doctor's home.  In addition to practicing medicine, he also built furniture and cabinets for the house.

Located on the property was the original two room schoolhouse for the area..The main entrance opened into a small foyer with two interior doors.  One side housed the lower school and, of course, the other door led to the classroom for the upper grades.

In the center of the museum property stands the old water tower like a guardian protecting the site.  I had a nice visit here and would recommend this museum to anyone interested in local history.