Desert Center in Riverside County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Eagle Mountain Iron

Photographed by Michael Kindig, January 13, 2011

1. Eagle Mountain Iron Marker

Inscription. The Iron Chief, Black Eagle and other mines produced gold at Eagle Mountain between 1881 and 1900 from ores containing as much as 54 per cent iron. L.S. Barnes secured options and sold the mines to Southern Pacific Railroad in 1909. Kaiser Steel Company bought them in 1944, built a feeder railroad and began shipping Eagle Mountain iron ore to its Fontana Plant in 1948.

Erected by County of Riverside. (Marker Number 41.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Natural Resources. A significant historical year for this entry is 1881.

Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 33° 42.775′ N, 115° 24.145′ W. Marker was in Desert Center, California, in Riverside County. It could be reached from Ragsdale Road west of Desert Center Rice Road (County Route 177), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 29580 Ragsdale Road, Desert Center CA 92239, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Greater Los Angeles,

in the Coachella Valley,

and in the Peninsular Ranges.

It was also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it was in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 3 other markers are within 17 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Corn Springs (approx. 7.6 miles away); Gus Lederer 1868-1932 (approx. 7.6 miles away); Palen Pass (approx. 16.2 miles away).

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Other markers no longer nearby. 36th Evacuation Hospital (SM) (was approx. 2.9 miles away); Coxcomb Divisional Camp (was approx. 16.2 miles away).

Photographed by Michael Kindig, January 13, 2011

2. Eagle Mountain Iron Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2018. It was originally submitted on February 3, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. This page has been viewed 1,242 times since then and 19 times this year. Last updated on October 4, 2018, by Jim Cox of Canyon Country, California. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 3, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.