20-Mule Team Borax Terminus - Mojave, CA
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N 35° 03.417 W 118° 10.498
11S E 392853 N 3879990
Marker commemorating the famous 20 mule team Borax wagons.
Waymark Code: WMGWBD
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/15/2013
Views: 14
Just west of this point was the Southern Pacific terminus for the 20-mule-team borax wagons that operated between Death Valley and Mojave from 1884 to 1889. The route ran from the Harmony Borax Mining Company works, later acquired by the Pacific Coast Borax Company, to the railroad loading dock in Mojave over 165 miles of mountain and desert trail. A round trip required 20 days. The ore wagons, which hauled a payload of 24 tons, were designed by J. W. S. Perry, Borax Company superintendent in Death Valley, and built in Mojave at a cost of $900 each. New borax discoveries near Barstow ended the Mojave shipments in 1889.
Marker Number: 652.00
Marker Name: 20-MULE-TEAM BORAX TERMINUS
County: Kern
Has Official CA Plaque: yes
Marker Dedication Date: 10/19/1958
Location:
16246 Sierra Hwy (Hwy 14), Mojave
Website: Not listed
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