Dry Lake

Dry Lake is a lake that is located in Southern California. The lake is home to a settlement of around 300 people established sometime in the 1970s, though not much is known about it.
It is believed that the town around the lake was established sometime in the 1970s. Multiple interviewed residents have claimed the date of 1974 for it's establishment, but some others have instead suggested dates such as 1976 or even 1971. Dry Lake developed out of an original population of six people who supposedly fled to the area due to conflict occuring in the region between the communities Seven Oaks and Forest Falls, though some historians believe this to in fact have been part of a bigger conflict, as Seven Oaks had come under the rule of Big Bear Lake while Forest Falls, while independent at the time, was heavily influenced by the local power of San Bernardino.
The town began as a couple wood lodges the first six inhabitants lived in but eventually began to grow as more either fled from conflicts in the San Bernardino region or found the settlement and simply settled there to live out a peaceful life. By the early 1990s the town had grown to a size of approximately 120 people and families had begun to form, giving rise to the 2nd generation of Dry Lakers. It was also in the 90s when the town was discovered by Yucaipa patrols stationed at Forest Falls, who made attempts to convince the small town to join Yucaipa. When their attempts failed due to the inhabitants wishes to remain out of regional conflict, the Yucaipa patrol decided to not further pressure them due to the town's irrelevance.
The wider public would learn of the town in the 2000s after a major drought caused Dry Lake to nearly completely dry up, leaving the residents without drinking water, requiring a relief effort from Yucaipa. After this many explorers and a team of historians would visit the area to learn more about it, leading to interviews with the inhabitants which gives us most of what the things we know about the town. The population at the time was recorded as sitting somewhere around 230, now believed to be nearing 300 if steady population growth is to be assumed.
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