: Investigating the history of water rights in the Antelope Valley , from the 1894 drought that nearly wiped out the town to modern groundwater sustainability projects. 4. Sociology & Local Culture
: A historical analysis of how a small Swiss-German farming settlement (originally called Palmenthal ) transformed into one of America’s fastest-growing desert cities in the 1990s. palmdale
: Palmdale sits directly on the San Andreas Fault . A geological paper could examine local fault activity or the "mysterious booms" often reported in the High Desert. : Investigating the history of water rights in