Mecca is a town in the California desert, 126 feet below sea level.
In summer the temperature can rise to 120 degrees Fahrenheit in the shade.
It is often 100 degrees at midnight.
In those early days there was no electricity or air conditioning.
There was little agriculture, and the population was sparse.
Electricity did not come to remote parts of Coachella Valley until after World War II.
Until then it was kerosene lamps and wood burning stoves.
In 1876, the Southern Pacific Railroad .
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