The Death Valley Railroad was a narrow gaugerailroad built in 1914 to carry borax. The railroad ran from Ryan, California, USA, located just east of Death Valley National Park, to Death Valley Junction, a distance of approximately 20 miles. Regular operation of the railroad stopped in 1928. Much of the railroad ran parallel to what is today California State Route 190. Narrow-gauge railways are railroads (railways) with track spaced at less than the standard gauge of 4 ft 8 in (1. ... This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Borax, also called sodium borate or sodium tetraborate, is an important boron compound. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Senators Dianne Feinstein (D) Barbara Boxer (D) Official language(s) English Area 410,000 km² (3rd) - Land 404,298 km² - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... Death Valley National Park is a mostly arid National Park located east of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Inyo County, California, USA with a small section extending into Nevada. ... Death Valley Junction is a small community in the Mojave Desert in California. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
The valley extends for approximately 45 miles (72 km) in Riverside County southeast from the San Bernardino Mountains to the Salton Sea.
Although geographically the valley is the northwestern extension of the Colorado Desert to the southeast, the irrigation of over 100,000 acres (405 km²) of the valley since the early 20th century has allowed widespread agriculture.
The valley is the primary date-growing region in the United States, responsible for nearly 95 percent of the nation's crop and is celebrated each year in Indio during the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival.
DeathValley is a highly valued national resource and recreational area that is protected and preserved by the National Park Service and others for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations...
http://www.scvhistory.com/scvhistory/wheat-49ers.htm The Forty-Niners in DeathValley: A Tentative Census.
DeathValley Scotty, in the early years of the 20th century, was perhaps the most famous common man in the world...
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