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from WikipediaRead it all ↗The town is named after Darwin French (1822–1902), a local rancher, miner, and explorer.
According to Erwin Gudde, French of Fort Tejon was with a party of prospectors in the area during the fall of 1850. French also led a party into Death Valley in 1860 to search for the mythical Gunsight Lode via the local wash, lending his first name to the wash, canyon, and future town.
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