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Line 97: The city's name is derived from Cathedral [[Canyon]] located to the south of the city in the foothills of the [[Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument]]. The canyon is said to have received its name because certain rock formations in the canyon were reminiscent of a [[cathedral]]. A flood in August 1946 significantly altered the cathedral-like features of the canyon.<ref>Hillery, pp8-9.</ref><ref>{{GNIS\|270352\|Cathedral Canyon}}</ref> In the United Kingdom a cathedral city is a population center that has ~~both~~ a [[City status in the United Kingdom\|charter as a city]], and a cathedral. This prompted [[Robert Ripley]] to include the town of Cathedral City in his December 9, 1939, ''Believe It Or Not'' column stating, "Believe it or not … there is no church in Cathedral City, Calif. It is named after a canyon".<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Ripley \|title=Believe It Or Not \|agency=The Spokesman-Review \|issue=57th year, No 39 \|publisher=The Spokesman-Review \|date=December 9, 1939 \|location=Spokane, Washington \|page=15}}</ref> ===Early history: before 1860===

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