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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25WO_knights-of-the-rails_Barstow-CA.html
Around the time of the Civil War, railroads were being built at a frantic pace. By the early 1870s there were 60,000 miles of track in the U.S., increasing to 250,000 by the 1930s. The war had produced a generation of young men used to living unde…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OYM_stoddard-wells-road_Barstow-CA.html
Previous to the buildings of Stoddard Wells Road, the primary route of travel between the Fish Ponds (present-day Daggett) and Little Meadows (present-day Victorville) was by way of the Mojave River and Lane's Crossing. Although it later became kn…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11B0_slash-x-ranch_Barstow-CA.html
The Slash X Ranch was started in 1942 by Lee and Mary Berry. Lee was known as the "Cattle Baron" of the Mojave Desert. At its peak the Slash X ran about 3000 head of cattle. Mary, his wife, did not want drinking and carousing in her house. So usin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY7T_lucy-bell-lane_Barstow-CA.html
Calico's most distinguished and long time resident was Lucy Bell Lane (1874-1967). Known at one time as the "Queen of Calico", Lucy lived at Calico for nearly 67 years. Of her many gifts, she is most remembered for her warm hospitality and vivid s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY73_barstow-harvey-house_Barstow-CA.html
Harvey Houses were legendary in the history of Western rail travel. Operated by Fred Harvey in conjunction with this Santa Fe Railway, the network of restaurant-hotels set a new standard in quality meal service. Barstow's Spanish-Moorish "Casa Del…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY5X_the-old-spanish-trail_Barstow-CA.html
[Text from the bottom panels, left to right]The first explorers kept detailed journals of their expeditions detailing the route taken and the friendly and hostile encounters with Indians along the way. Journals assisted those who followed and help…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY52_the-mormon-trail_Barstow-CA.html
The Southern Route of the Mormon Trail followed paths explored by Father Garces and Jedediah Smith. In 1848, Mormon Battalion Captain Jefferson Hunt trailed cattle to Utah on this trail. The Daniel Davis family, also of the Mormon Battalion, follo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY4Z_amiel-weeks-whipple_Barstow-CA.html
His Expedition for a transcontinental railroad, crossed the Colorado River on Feb. 27, 1854 and 3 weeks later reached Los Angeles, receiving aid from the Mojave Indians. The Atcheson, Topeka, & Santa Fe Railroad followed Whipple's trail for much o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY4Y_general-steven-watts-kearny_Barstow-CA.html
He was "the Father of the US Calvary" and President Polk named him "Commander of the Army of the West". In 1848 he went from Santa Fe, NM on to CA with 100 men on an arduous trip across our desert and on to a battle at San Pascual in a fight for i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY4W_kit-carson_Barstow-CA.html
At 19, he was hired for an expedition to California. They traveled south of the Grand Canyon, crossed the Colorado, then followed the dry bed of the Mojave River and crossed the mountains at Cajon Pass to arrive at San Gabriel Mission in early 183…