Mural #8

William and Elizabeth Campbell

The Campbell's came to Twentynine Palms in 1924 for World War I, Bill's health; pitching a tent at the Oasis of Mara before homesteading 160 acres. There, Bill and his wife, Elizabeth Crozier Campbell, built an exquisite home of native stone, now a bed and breakfast called Roughley Manor at Campbell Ranch. Aligned with the Southwest Museum of Los Angeles, the couple scored this desert for artifacts, logging thousands of finds including the 7500 year-old Pinto Basin site in what is now Joshua Tree National Park. They also donated land for Twentynine Palms' first schoolhouse and for Luckie Park.

This 14 by 80 foot mural was painted by Los Angeles artist, Richard Wyatt at 74017 - 29 Palms (Break and Run Billiards).