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The Mojave Road

Site of road runs from Drum Barracks in Wilmington to where State Route 66 crosses Los Angeles County line into San Bernardino County , San Bernardino, CA , USA

Latitude & Longitude: 35° 0' 37.386", -116° 31' 52.2012"
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Long ago, Mohave Indians used a network of pathways to cross the Mojave Desert. In 1826, American trapper Jedediah Smith used their paths and became the first non-Indian to reach the California coast overland from mid-America. The paths were worked into a military wagon road in 1859. This Mojave Road remained a major link between Los Angeles and points east until a railway crossed the desert in 1885.

Last updated: 2/15/2016 21:05:00
 
   
 
 
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