Showing posts with label Southern Pacific Railroad. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Southern Pacific Railroad. Show all posts
December 7, 2013

Next stop on our journey: Barstow

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The Bottle Tree Ranch along Route 66 reveals some recycled treasures. / Courtesy photo Written by Kathy Strong Special to The Desert Su...
September 28, 2011

David Myrick passes away at 93

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David F. Myrick in Ojai in 2007. ( The Guzzler ) A Talented and Extraordinary Man Passes On James Buckley Montecito Journal Over the...
May 26, 2010

Hoover Dam's Perpetual Power

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Franklin Roosevelt's signature project created more than jobs and energy—it incited one of our nation's greatest transformations A v...
February 13, 2010

A Look Back: San Bernardino Depot once served 26 trains a day

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The Santa Fe Depot in San Bernardino was once the largest train depot west of the Mississippi, employing 5000 people. (Special to The Press-...
October 12, 2008

Celebration of 125 years of Needles history

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By CAROLE BACON News West NEEDLES - The Rotary Club of Needles would like to invite the community out for a day of historical education, foo...
September 26, 2004

In the Mojave Preserve, Emotions Still Run Hot

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By Julie Cart Los Angeles Times Staff Writer MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE, Calif. — To many, this is a place to hurry through. The austere expan...
January 19, 2000

Public Takes Title to Almost 225,000 Acres of Inholdings Spread Across California Desert

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Business Editors Business Wire SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE) The public, through the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM), yesterday (...
February 9, 1982

Hoist a Root Beer for Family of Yucca Cutters

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Milton Blair uses a chainsaw to cut a yucca tree on Mojave Desert leased land. Watching are two of his daughters, five sons. (Ben Olender ...