You searched for Postal Code: 92309
Showing results 1 to 4 of 4
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1K4S_kelso-jail_Kelso-CA.html
After several decades, the infamous, two cell, metal jail is in its original home near the Kelso Depot Visitor Center in Mojave National Preserve. Twelve years ago, officials at the Barstow office of the Health Department wanted it removed from th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J43_kelso-depot_Kelso-CA.html
Several panels outline the history of the Kelso Depot
Kelso: Why here?
The railroad town of Kelso arose because of the steepness of the grade beyond and the abundance of groundwater below.
The Cima Grade was too long and steep for lo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYGE_francis-marion-borax-smith_Baker-CA.html
Francis Marion "Borax" Smith built the railroad to move borax out of the hills and Death Valley in 1907 to replace the twenty mule teams that crossed this way to Ludlow.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY9J_marl-springs-seventeenmile-point_Baker-CA.html
Marl SpringsMarl Springs was named in 1854 by Army Surveyor Lt. Amiel Whipple for the clay-like soil around the two waterholes. With the establishment of Fort Mojave in 1859, the Mojave (or Old Government) Road came into existence. Marl Springs be…