Towers - Death Valley Junction National Historic District, CA
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jiggs11
N 36° 18.003 W 116° 24.710
11S E 552808 N 4017389
Old water towers that once served the borax processing plant in Death Valley Junction.
Waymark Code: WMVV7Q
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 05/27/2017
Views: 5
The water towers, located about a quarter mile south west of the Amargosa Opera House and hotel in Death Valley Junction, date from the mid 1920's.
They were used to service the steam locomotives of the Tidewater and Tonopah Railroad, which used to haul borax out of Death Valley for processing.
The railroad is long-gone, but the towers remain in mute testimony to a bygone age.
The towers are on private property, but are easily viewable from roadside CA 127.
Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Death Valley Junction
Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link]
Address:
CA 127
Death Valley Junction, CA
How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Narrative found on the internet (Link provided below)
Optional link to narrative or database: [Web Link]
NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): Not listed
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