Description: Trona was once the most populous community in the Upper Mojave Desert. Originally explored by the Death Valley 49ers in 1850, Searles Valley was formed by remnants of the Owens River Lakes. The small towns of Borosolvay, Magnesium, Burnham, and Slaterange City prospered for a period before fading. Homewood Canyon, Westend, Argus, Pioneer Point, and Trona continue to provide pleasant housing for Searles Valley residents. The valley is dominated by mining history, and Searles Valley Minerals still produces products for worldwide markets. Wyatt Earp played cards and gambled at Poeville and was arrested in 1910 in Searles Valley for claim jumping. In 1913, Stafford Wallace Austin helped create the planned town of Trona. Amelia Earhart's husband, George Putnam, died at the Trona Hospital in 1950. Sit down and enjoy the jaunt through some of the most interesting history in the West.
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EAN: 9781531678135
UPC: 9781531678135
ISBN: 9781531678135
MPN: N/A
Item Length: 24.4 cm
Book Title: Around Trona and Searles Valley
Item Height: 244mm
Item Width: 170mm
Author: The Searles Valley Historical Society, Russell L Kaldenberg, James L Fairchild
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Local History, History
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
Publication Year: 2015
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 413g
Number of Pages: 130 Pages