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Related Historical Markers
By Barry Swackhamer, October 12, 2011
Original Marker, with similar text
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
1 ► California, Kern County, Boron — Twenty Mule Team —  |
| This is one of the original twenty mule team wagon sets, used to carry borax out of Death Valley, through 165 miles of desolate mountains and blistering deserts, to the closest railroad spur in Mojave, California. It took 20 days for the 20 Mule . . . — — Map (db m123897) HM | |||
| 2 ► California, Inyo County, Death Valley National Park, Furnace Creek — 20 Mule Team Wagon Train — 1885 — |
| Used in hauling borax from Death Valley to Mojave, 165 miles - 10 days. The borax weighed 24 tons. The entire weight totaled 36˝ tons. — — Map (db m159870) HM | |||