- January 17, 2021
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- In Area History, Desert Photography, Imperial Sand Dunes, Yuma Arizona History
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Imperial Sand Dunes is a beautiful area with interesting ancient history. One of the interesting aspects of it’s history is the origins of the Algodones Sand Dunes. Where did all this sand come from? Around the 1850s a man by the name of William Phipps Blake who was an American geologist, mining consultant, and an educator.