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Cathedral City Chamber
of Commerce
68-950 Highway 111
Suite 106
Cathedral City, CA 92234
760-328-1213
Fax: 760-321-0659
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History
| Incorporated in 1981, Cathedral City has one of the largest populations in the Coachella Valley and is among area leaders in retail sales and total taxable sales. The city government is dedicated to providing the best of services for the residents and a climate in which existing and relocating businesses can thrive.
The original inhabitants of the Cathedral City area and the area now known as Coachella Valley were the Cahuilla Indians who lived throughout the area for over two thousand years. Members of the Shoshone tribe, the Cahuilla Indians were industrious farmers, hunting local wildlife like deer and sheep when necessary to fulfill tribal needs. In 1876, the Agua Caliente Band, descendants of the Cahuilla tribe, established a 52,000-acre reservation, which encompasses 28 percent of the Cathedral City area.
The first Spaniards were thought to appear in the area in 1772, with the first settlers planting roots in approximately 1821. In 1850, Colonel Henry Washington of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers discovered that the area’s canyons resembled the
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interior of a grand cathedral and he named this canyon of majestic architecture Cathedral Canyon. In 1925, developers had the same impression, naming the area’s first subdivision Cathedral City.
From the original inhabitants, the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, Cathedral City has become a home of diversity in ethnicity, income and lifestyle. White-collar and blue-collar workers, professionals and retirees are all part of a population that works and lives together in a community striving for an enjoyable, prosperous and healthy lifestyle. |
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