Editing Weedpatch, California (section)

==History==
Although the name "Weed Patch" was applied to the site as early as 1874, the community began only in 1922. The town was also named "Alexander's Corner" in honor of Cal Alexander, a resident.<ref name=CGN>{{California's Geographic Names|1125}}</ref>

Weedpatch is the site of the [[Weedpatch Camp|Arvin Federal Government Camp]], known colloquially (and in the [[John Steinbeck]] novel ''[[The Grapes of Wrath]])'' as "Weedpatch Camp". This camp was a government rescue center for distressed [[migrant worker]]s fleeing the Oklahoma [[Dust Bowl]], during the [[Great Depression]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-11-10/dust-bowl-days-okies-kern-county|title=Okies disappearing from Dust Bowl Festival, replaced by Latino migrants tending California's fields|last=BRANSON-POTTS|first=HAILEY|date=2019-11-10|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-10}}</ref> The camp still aids migrant workers and is {{Convert|1|mi}} south of Weedpatch on Sunset just off Weedpatch Highway.