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| Landmark #938 | Kern County | Visited: December 31, 2011 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | The town of Randsburg, the Desert Museum, and the surrounding area! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: The Yellow Aster, or Rand, mine was discovered in April 1895 by Singleton, Burcham, and Mooers. The town of Randsburg quickly developed, followed by the supply town of Johannesburg in 1896. Both names were adopted from the profusion of minerals resembling those of the ranch mining district in South Africa. In 1907, Churchill discovered tungsten in Atolia, used in steel alloy during World War I. In June 1919, Williams and Nosser discovered the famous California Rand Silver Mine at Red Mountain.
OTHER TIDBITS: About $25 million in gold was found at the Yellow Aster Mine during its 50 year operation! That was enough for plenty of miners to totally overlook the blazing heat and relative absence of water to seek their fortunes in the California desert! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: Kern Co Desert Museum Butte Ave Randsburg, CA 93554 ANNOTATIONS: Rand Desert Museum From Los Angeles: ~128mi (206km) — 2.2hrs |
| When should I go? | The Rand Desert Museum is open seven days a week from 10:00 AM until 4:00 PM! |