Old Harmony Borax Works

Old Harmony Borax Works (HMLBY)

Location: Furnace Creek, CA 92328 Inyo County
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N 36° 28.797', W 116° 52.184'

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On the marsh near this point borax was discovered in 1881 by Aaron Winters who later sold his holdings to W. T. Coleman of San Francisco. In 1882 Coleman built the Harmony Borax Works and commissioned his superintendent J. W. S. Perry, to design wagons and locate a suitable route to Mojave. The work of gathering the ore (called cottonball) was done by Chinese workmen. From this point processed borax was transported 165 miles by twenty mule team to the railroad until 1889.
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HM NumberHMLBY
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Marker Number773
Year Placed1962
Placed ByCalifornia State Park Commission, Death Valley 49ers Inc ., National Park Service
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Date Added Wednesday, September 17th, 2014 at 9:21am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11S E 511669 N 4037191
Decimal Degrees36.47995000, -116.86973333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 28.797', W 116° 52.184'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 28' 47.82" N, 116° 52' 11.04" W
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Area Code(s)760
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1220 Borax Mill Rd, Furnace Creek CA 92328, US
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