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A marker at the Terminus in Mojave and a marker in Death Valley
 
Mojave 20-Mule Team Borax Terminus Marker image, Touch for more information
By Syd Whittle, March 15, 2006
Mojave 20-Mule Team Borax Terminus Marker
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1 California, Kern County, Mojave — 652 — Mojave 20-Mule Team Borax Terminus
Just west of this point was the Southern Pacific terminus for the Twenty-Mule-Team Borax wagons that operated between Death Valley and Mojave from 1884 to 1889. The route ran from the Harmony Borax Mining Company works, later acquired by the . . . Map (db m123891) HM
2 California, Inyo County, Death Valley National Park, Furnace Creek — 20 Mule Team Wagon Train1885
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
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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