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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Needles

 
Clickable Map of San Bernardino County, California and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg San Bernardino County, CA (217) Inyo County, CA (94) Kern County, CA (306) Los Angeles County, CA (763) Orange County, CA (186) Riverside County, CA (109) La Paz County, AZ (33) Mohave County, AZ (90) Clark County, NV (175)  SanBernardinoCounty(217) San Bernardino County (217)  InyoCounty(94) Inyo County (94)  KernCounty(306) Kern County (306)  LosAngelesCounty(763) Los Angeles County (763)  (186) Orange County (186)  RiversideCounty(109) Riverside County (109)  LaPazCountyArizona(33) La Paz County (33)  MohaveCounty(90) Mohave County (90)  ClarkCountyNevada(175) Clark County (175)
Needles, California and Vicinity
    San Bernardino County (217)
    Inyo County (94)
    Kern County (306)
    Los Angeles County (763)
    Orange County (186)
    Riverside County (109)
    La Paz County, Arizona (33)
    Mohave County, Arizona (90)
    Clark County, Nevada (175)
 
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1California (San Bernardino County), Needles — Citizens of Needles
On Front Street, on the right when traveling west.
Erected by the Citizens of Needles in memory of those who gave their services to the Nation during The World War. 1917 -1918 — Map (db m132965) WM
2California (San Bernardino County), Needles — 44 — Ibis Divisional Camp - Desert Training CenterCalifornia – Arizona Maneuver Area — 440th Anti – Aircraft Artillery - (Automatic Weapons) Battalion —
On U.S. 95 at milepost 66, 10 miles north of Interstate 40, on the right when traveling north.
Camp Ibis was established at this site in the spring of 1942 – one of eleven such camps built in the California – Arizona Desert to harden and train United States Troops for service on the battlefields of World War II. The 440th AAA . . . — Map (db m78585) HM
3California (San Bernardino County), Needles — 781 — National Old Trails
On North K Street, on the left when traveling north.
This bridge marks the site where the National Old Trails Highway later Highway 66 crossed the Colorado River. It links the Mojave Indian lands visited by Father Garces in 1776. Near this location the American Explorer, Jedediah Smith and his band of . . . — Map (db m50647) HM
4California (San Bernardino County), Needles — Needles El Garces Train StationNeedles, California
On Quinn Court at G Street, on the right when traveling west on Quinn Court.
Formerly one of the grandest Harvey House Hotel, Restaurant & Santa Fe Train Stations. The hotel and restaurant were open from 1908 to 1949. The train station closed in 1988. Recognized by Hampton Hotels Save-A-Landmark program as a site worth . . . — Map (db m33445) HM
5California (San Bernardino County), Needles — Old Cantilever Train Signal
On Front Street, on the right when traveling west.
This old "West Needles" Cantilever Signal, reportedly the last one between Albuquerque and Los Angeles was relocated to this site with funds raised by The Friends of the Centennial in honor of the The Needles Railroad Workers. Special thanks to . . . — Map (db m132964) HM
6California (San Bernardino County), Needles — 859 — Von Schmidt State Boundary Monument
On Needles Highway 0.1 miles south of Aha Macav Parkway, on the right when traveling north.
This boundary monument, a cast iron column erected in 1873, marks the southern terminus of the California – Nevada State Boundary established by A. W. Von Schmidt's 1872 – 73 survey. Von Schmidt's line, the first officially recognized . . . — Map (db m29467) HM
7California (San Bernardino County), Needles — 188 — Von Schmidt State Boundary Monument
On Needles Highway 0.1 miles south of Aha Macav Parkway, on the right when traveling north.
This marker commemorates the iron column erected in 1876 at the southernmost tip of the boundary survey line run by Allexey W. Von Schmidt, U. S. astronomer and surveyor. The line dividing Nevada and California was based on preliminary geodetic work . . . — Map (db m29468) HM
 
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