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Historical Markers and War Memorials
in the Mojave Desert Region

 
By Craig Baker, April 4, 2025
Barker Ranch Main House and Marker
1 ► California, Inyo County, Death Valley National Park — Family Getaway —
Near Coyote Canyon Road 6.5 miles east of Wingate Road.
2 ► California, Inyo County, Ridgecrest — Coso Rock Art District — Big and Little Petroglyph Canyons — National Historic Landmark —
Near China Lake Boulevard.
3 ► California, Inyo County, Trona — 443 — Valley Wells —
On Trona Wildrose Road just north of Valley Wells Road, on the right when traveling north.
4 ► California, Kern County, Boron — Borax —
On California Route 58 2.5 miles east of Twenty Mule Team Road.
5 ► California, Kern County, Boron — Florence Lowe “Pancho” Barnes —
On Twenty Mule Team Road at Boron Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Twenty Mule Team Road.
6 ► California, Kern County, Boron — Miner's Cabin —
On Twenty Mule Team Road at Boron Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Twenty Mule Team Road.
7 ► California, Kern County, Boron — Miner's Cabin —
On Borax Road, on the left when traveling north.
8 ► California, Kern County, Boron — Twenty Mule Team —
Near Borax Road 2.5 miles north of Route 58.
9 ► California, Kern County, Boron — Twenty-Mule Team Borax Wagon —
On Borax Road 2.5 miles north of Route 58.
10 ► California, Kern County, Boron — Twenty-Mule Teams —
On Twenty Mule Team Road at Boron Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Twenty Mule Team Road.
11 ► California, Kern County, California City — 20-Mule Team Trail —
On 20 Mule Team Parkway east of Rudnick Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.
12 ► California, Kern County, California City — California City Veterans Memorial — In Memoriam —
Near Randsburg Mojave Road near 20 Mule Team Parkway, on the right when traveling east.
13 ► California, Kern County, California City — 129 — The Randsburg - Mojave Road —
On Randsburg Mojave Road at 20 Mule Team Parkway on Randsburg Mojave Road.
14 ► California, Kern County, Cantil — 476 — Desert Spring —
Near Pappas Road.
15 ► California, Kern County, Cantil — Florence "Pancho" Barnes —
On Aerospace Highway (California Route 14), on the right when traveling south.
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16 ► California, Kern County, Edwards AFB — Air Force Flight Test Center — AIAA Historic Aerospace Site —
On Rosamond Boulevard 4.8 miles east of West Gate, on the left when traveling east.
17 ► California, Kern County, Edwards AFB — Bell XP-59A Jet Aircraft — Airacomet —
On Rosamond Boulevard 0.1 miles north of Popson Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
18 ► California, Kern County, Edwards AFB — Boeing B-52D - “Stratofortress”
Near Rosamond Boulevard, on the left when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
19 ► California, Kern County, Edwards AFB — Branch Pond — History of the Pond — Edwards Air Force Base —
Near South Lancaster Boulevard 0.4 miles west of 120th Street East, on the right when traveling west.
20 ► California, Kern County, Edwards AFB — CT-39A "Sabreliner" — North American —
Near South Rosamond Boulevard, on the left when traveling north.
21 ► California, Kern County, Edwards AFB — Edwards Air Force Base —
Near South Lancaster Boulevard 0.4 miles west of 120th Street East, on the right when traveling west.
22 ► California, Kern County, Edwards AFB — F-101B “Voodoo” — McDonnell —
On Rosamond Boulevard 10 miles east of Route 14, on the right when traveling east.
23 ► California, Kern County, Edwards AFB — F-104A “Starfighter” — Lockheed —
On Rosamond Boulevard 10 miles east of Route 14, on the right when traveling east.
24 ► California, Kern County, Edwards AFB — F-105D “Thunderchief” — Republic —
Near Rosamond Boulevard 10 miles east of Route 14, on the right when traveling east.
25 ► California, Kern County, Edwards AFB — F-106B “Delta Dart” — Convair —
On Rosamond Boulevard 10 miles east of Route 14, on the right when traveling east.
26 ► California, Kern County, Edwards AFB — F-111A "Aardvark" — General Dynamics —
Near Rosamond Boulevard 0.2 miles west of Lancaster Boulevard, on the left when traveling east.
27 ► California, Kern County, Edwards AFB — F-16B — "Fighting Falcon" —
Near Popson Avenue near Wolfe Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
28 ► California, Kern County, Edwards AFB — F-8 DFBW —
Near Lilly Avenue at Walker Avenue.
29 ► California, Kern County, Edwards AFB — F-8 Digital Fly-By-Wire Aircraft —
On Lilly Avenue at Walker Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Lilly Avenue.
30 ► California, Kern County, Edwards AFB — F-8 Supercritical Wing Aircraft —
On Lilly Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
31 ► California, Kern County, Edwards AFB — F-84F "Thunderstreak" — Republic —
Near South Rosamond Boulevard, on the left when traveling north.
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32 ► California, Kern County, Edwards AFB — F-86F — "Sabre" —
On Popson Avenue near Wolfe Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
33 ► California, Kern County, Edwards AFB — First Flight to Break the Sound Barrier — X-1 Loading Pit —
On Hospital Road/Jones Road 3.3 miles east of Lancaster Boulevard.
34 ► California, Kern County, Edwards AFB — HiMAT —
Near Lilly Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
35 ► California, Kern County, Edwards AFB — HL-10 Lifting Body —
On Lilly Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
36 ► California, Kern County, Edwards AFB — Jackie Cochran — "F-104 Starfighter Record Setter" —
On Popson Avenue at Airman’s Way, in the median on Popson Avenue.
37 ► California, Kern County, Edwards AFB — Leaps in Technology —
Near Popson Avenue near Wolfe Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
38 ► California, Kern County, Edwards AFB — Lockheed F-104 —
On Lilly Avenue at Walker Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Lilly Avenue.
39 ► California, Kern County, Edwards AFB — Lockheed SR-71A “Blackbird” — S/N 61-7955 —
On Rosamond Blvd 4.8 miles east of West Gate, on the left when traveling east.
40 ► California, Kern County, Edwards AFB — Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird —
On Lilly Avenue at Walker Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Lilly Avenue.
41 ► California, Kern County, Edwards AFB — N.F.-11 (T.T.-20) “Meteor” — Gloster Aircraft —
Near South Rosamond Boulevard, on the left when traveling north.
42 ► California, Kern County, Edwards AFB — NASA Space Shuttle Crew Transport Vehicle — (CTV) —
On Rosamond Boulevard 4.8 miles east of West Gate, on the left when traveling east.
43 ► California, Kern County, Edwards AFB — NF-15B —
On Lilly Avenue at Walker Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Lilly Avenue.
44 ► California, Kern County, Edwards AFB — NF-4C "Phantom II" — McDonnell —
On Rosamond Boulevard 4.8 miles east of West Gate, on the left when traveling east.
45 ► California, Kern County, Edwards AFB — PGM-17A "Thor" — Douglas Aircraft —
Near Rosamond Boulevard, on the left when traveling east.
46 ► California, Kern County, Edwards AFB — Piper PA-48 “Enforcer” —
On Rosamond Boulevard 4.8 miles east of West Gate, on the left when traveling east.
47 ► California, Kern County, Edwards AFB — Rocket Engine NF-104A — Aerospace Jet Trainer —
On Wolfe Avenue west of Muroc Drive, on the left when traveling west.
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48 ► California, Kern County, Edwards AFB — Rocket Site — AIAA Historic Aerospace Site —
Near Mercury Boulevard 2.5 miles east of Rocket Site Road.
49 ► California, Kern County, Edwards AFB — Sound Barrier Cracked — Chuck Yeager —
On Rosamond Boulevard at Yeager Boulevard, on the right when traveling south on Rosamond Boulevard.
50 ► California, Kern County, Edwards AFB — T-28B "Trojan" — North American —
Near Rosamond Blvd near Lancaster Boulevard, on the left when traveling east.
51 ► California, Kern County, Edwards AFB — T-33A “Shooting Star” — Lockheed —
Near Rosamond Boulevard near Lancaster Boulevard, on the left when traveling east.
52 ► California, Kern County, Edwards AFB — TF-102A “Delta Dagger” — Convair —
On Rosamond Boulevard 10 miles east of Route 14, on the right when traveling east.
53 ► California, Kern County, Edwards AFB — The Medal of Honor — U.S. Air Force Medal of Honor Recipients —
On Rosamond Boulevard at North Muroc Drive, on the right when traveling north on Rosamond Boulevard.
54 ► California, Kern County, Edwards AFB — UC-45J "Expeditor" — Beech —
Near Rosamond Boulevard, on the left when traveling east.
55 ► California, Kern County, Edwards AFB — X-1E — NASA Flight Research Center — Edwards, California —
On Walker Avenue 0.2 miles south of Lily Avenue.
56 ► California, Kern County, Edwards AFB — X-29 —
On Lilly Avenue at Walker Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Lilly Avenue.
57 ► California, Kern County, Edwards AFB — YA-10B — Prototype number 73-1664, Fairchild Republic — Only two-seat A-10 made —
On Rosamond Boulevard 4.8 miles east of West Gate, on the left when traveling east.
58 ► California, Kern County, Edwards AFB — YA-7D "Corsair II" — Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV) —
Near Rosamond Boulevard near Lancaster Boulevard, on the left when traveling east.
59 ► California, Kern County, Edwards AFB — YC-15 — McDonnell Douglas —
On Rosamond Boulevard 10 miles east of Route 14, on the right when traveling east.
60 ► California, Kern County, Edwards AFB — YF-100A “Super Sabre” — North American —
On Rosamond Boulevard 10 miles east of Route 14, on the right when traveling east.
61 ► California, Kern County, Edwards AFB, Edwards — General Dynamics F-16XL — s/n 75-0749 —
On Rosamond Boulevard east of West Gate, on the left when traveling east.
62 ► California, Kern County, Johannesburg — Rand District Cemetery —
On Mountain Wells Avenue at Ophir Street, on the left when traveling west on Mountain Wells Avenue.
63 ► California, Kern County, Johannesburg — Rand District Community Cemetery —
On Mountain Wells Avenue at Ophir Street, on the left when traveling west on Mountain Wells Avenue.
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64 ► California, Kern County, Johannesburg — The King Solomon Mine —
On Sunset Avenue at Fremont Street, on the left when traveling west on Sunset Avenue.
65 ► California, Kern County, Mojave — Albert C. Hansen — December 19,1930 – September 3, 2022 —
Near Airport Blvd at Sabovich Street, on the left when traveling north.
66 ► California, Kern County, Mojave — Charles Thomas “Chuck” Coleman —
On Airport Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.
67 ► California, Kern County, Mojave — Convair CV-990 — NASA Landing Systems Research — Aircraft (LSRA) —
On Mojave-Barstow Highway (State Highway 58) at Airport Boulevard, on the right when traveling west on Mojave-Barstow Highway.
68 ► California, Kern County, Mojave — Golden Queen Mine Cart —
On Flightline Street, on the left when traveling west.
69 ► California, Kern County, Mojave — 93 — Josephine Stephens Bishop —
On Jawbone Canyon Road at Aerospace Highway ( Highway 14), on the right when traveling north on Jawbone Canyon Road.
70 ► California, Kern County, Mojave — Lt Col Richard Glenn "Dick" Rutan USAF (ret) —
On Airport Boulevard, on the left when traveling west.
71 ► California, Kern County, Mojave — 652 — Mojave 20 Mule Team Borax Terminus —
On California Route 14 north of Nadeau Street, on the right when traveling north.
72 ► California, Kern County, Mojave — Mojave Air & Spaceport —
On Flightline Street, on the left when traveling west.
73 ► California, Kern County, Mojave — Rotary Rocket Roton ATV — First Rocket Powered Vehicle to Fly At Mojave Spaceport — 1999 A.D. —
On Flightline Street, on the left when traveling west.
74 ► California, Kern County, Mojave — United States Marine Corps Air Station — Mojave California — 1942 - 1947 • 1951 - 1959 —
On Flightline Street, on the left when traveling west.
75 ► California, Kern County, Mojave — Voyager Aircraft / Scaled Composites SpaceShipOne Replica —
On Flightline Street, on the left when traveling west.
76 ► California, Kern County, Mojave — Wen Painter — May 8, 1953 - April 21, 2020 —
Near Airport Blvd at Sabovich Street when traveling north.
77 ► California, Kern County, Mojave — William ‘Bill’ Deaver — December 30, 1935 - May 30, 2025 —
On Airport Boulevard.
78 ► California, Kern County, Mojave — YB-49 "Flying Wing" — Glen Edwards Memorial —
On La Vista Avenue 0.2 miles west of Neutralia Road, on the left when traveling west.
79 ► California, Kern County, Randsburg — El Paso Mountain Range — Gold Mining District —
On Redrock Randsburg Road south of U.S. 395, on the right when traveling south.
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80 ► California, Kern County, Randsburg — Fiddler’s Gulch —
On Redrock Randsburg Road south of Goler Road, on the right when traveling south.
81 ► California, Kern County, Randsburg — Rand Desert Museum —
On Butte Avenue just east of Highland Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
82 ► California, Kern County, Randsburg — 938 — Rand Mining District —
On Butte Avenue just east of Highland Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
83 ► California, Kern County, Randsburg — 57 — Randsburg, California —
On Red Rock Randsberg Road north of Butte Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
84 ► California, Kern County, Randsburg — The Consolidated Gold Mine —
On Butte Avenue at Highland Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Butte Avenue.
85 ► California, Kern County, Randsburg — The Joint — Est. 1955 —
On Butte Avenue east of Redrock Randsburg Road, on the right when traveling east.
86 ► California, Kern County, Randsburg — The Yellow Aster Mine — (above, in the Background) —
On Redrock Randsburg Road south of U.S. 395, on the right when traveling south.
87 ► California, Kern County, Randsburg — Yellow Aster Gold Mine —
On Redrock Randsburg Road north of Butte Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
88 ► California, Kern County, Red Mountain — 18 — Red Mountain — Silver Dollar Saloon
On U.S. 395 just north of Red Moutain Road, on the left when traveling north. Reported missing.
89 ► California, Kern County, Red Rock Canyon State Park — Red Rock Canyon State Park — Hagen Canyon Nature Preserve —
On Abbott Drive just west of Route 14, on the left when traveling north.
90 ► California, Kern County, Ridgecrest — F11 F-1F "Super Tiger" — Carrier-launched Fighter -- world Record Holder —
On Las Flores Avenue 0.1 miles east of China Lake Boulevard, on the left when traveling east.
91 ► California, Kern County, Ridgecrest — F-18A Hornet — 160775 — 1978 — 2007 —
On Las Flores Avenue east of China Lake Boulevard, on the left when traveling east.
92 ► California, Kern County, Ridgecrest — MK IV Special Weapon —
On Las Flores Avenue 0.1 miles east of China Lake Boulevard, on the left when traveling east.
93 ► California, Kern County, Ridgecrest — Naval Ordnance Test Station, China Lake — AIAA Historic Aerospace Site —
On Las Flores Avenue east of China Lake Boulevard, on the left when traveling east.
94 ► California, Kern County, Ridgecrest — North American T-39D Sabreliner —
On Las Flores Avenue 0.1 miles east of China Lake Boulevard, on the left when traveling east.
95 ► California, Kern County, Rosamond — Adobe Church — Rosamond —
On Locust Street at Diamond Street, on the right when traveling east on Locust Street.
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96 ► California, Kern County, Rosamond — 130 — Willow Springs — California Historical Landmark —
On Manly Road 0.4 miles north of Truman Road, on the right when traveling north.
97 ► California, Kern County, Rosamond — 130 — Willow Springs — California Historical Landmark —
On Manly Road 0.2 miles north of Truman Road, on the left when traveling north.
98 ► California, Kern County, Rosamond — Willow Springs International Raceway —
Near 75th Street West north of Rosamond Boulevard.
99 ► California, Kern County, the Mojave Desert — Burro Schmidt Tunnel —
Near Burro Schmidt Tunnel Road.
100 ► California, San Bernardino County, Afton Canyon — Bonnie Keebler Harris Grave —
Near Powerline Road.

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