Goffs in San Bernardino County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Charlie Connell Mining District
Home of the "Without Fear Millmen"
Photographed by Craig Baker, December 20, 2024
1. Charlie Connell Mining District Marker
Charlie Connell
Born 7-29-1947
Entered Millman Heaven 3-1-2022
Charlie Connell met Dennis Casebier at Goffs on July 4, 2007, whereupon Dennis exclaimed, "I WANT THIS MAN!" Charlie started his vision with COMMITMENT, PRESERVATION and PRECISION in April of 2008. Charlie made stamp mills come to life! He devised the Mojave Desert Heritage & Cultural Association's College of the Stamp Mill. Volunteer millmen who successfully completed the course received a diploma attesting that they were proficient in "the dropping and hanging of two-thousand-pound stamps with precision and without fear!" His trademark admonition to volunteer millmen was, "We're burning daylight!"
Stotts Two-Stamp Mill, from the 1909 Lost Burro Mine, came to Goffs in 1999 and was declared operational on 3-28-2010.
American Boy Ten-Stamp Mill, from the 1887 Empire Mine in Montana, came to Goffs in 1996 and was declared operational on 9-27-2013.
Gibson Gyratory Crusher, patented on 6-22-1920, came to Goffs in 1999 and was declared operational on 4-22-2017.
Kue Ken Articulated Jaw Crusher, patented on 3-13-1939, came to Goffs in 1999 and was declared operational on 10-6-2017.
"Here's to you, Charlie; you make us proud!"
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 2007.
Location. 34° 55.434′ N, 115° 4.123′ W. Marker is in Goffs, California, in San Bernardino County. It can be reached from Lanfair Road 0.1 miles north of Goffs Road, on the left when traveling north. Located at Goffs Schoolhouse Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 37198 Lanfair Rd, Essex CA 92332, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Los Angeles, in the Mojave Desert, in the Peninsular Ranges, and specifically in the Transverse Ranges. It is also in the American Southwest. Globally, it is 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 finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: East Mojave History (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Goffs Schoolhouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dennis G. Casebier (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Goffs Schoolhouse (approx. Ό mile away); Army Camp at Goffs (approx. Ό mile away); Pah-Ute Creek (approx. Ό mile away); The Original Mojave Cross (approx. Ό mile away); John Wilkie Safety Roadside Rest Area At Fenner (approx. 11.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Goffs.
Also see . . . Mojave Desert Heritage and Cultural Association. - Goffs Schoolhouse Museum. (Submitted on December 24, 2024.)
Photographed by Craig Baker, December 20, 2024
2. Charlie Connell Mining District Marker
Stamp mills are visible at far left & far right.
Photographed by Craig Baker, December 20, 2024
3. American Boy Stamp Mill
Photographed by Craig Baker, December 20, 2024
4. American Boy Stamp Mill
Photographed by Craig Baker, December 20, 2024
5. Two Stamp Mill
Credits. This page was last revised on February 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 24, 2024, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 222 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 24, 2024, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.
