![]() ![]() ![]() First classes at modern college location, February 1964 Pioneer Antenna at Goldstone is put into service, October 1958īarstow College welcomes students, April 1 (first classes held at Barstow High School), 1960. ![]() It will open for good on January 15, 1958 Printer Review became Desert Dispatch 1958īarstow Community Hospital opened at new location (left Williams Street) - June 9, 1957, only to close on July 25 due to lack of funds. Griego's Market, later became Rosita's Restaurant, began 1948īarstow Park & Recreation District formed Marine Corps Logistics Base Established, December 28, 1942īrunner's Tiny Time Shop "The Worlds Smallest Store" opened, 1946īarstow High School's award-winning and Rose Bowl attending marching band started, 1947 Harry Partch, avant garde composer and hobo, hitchhiked through Barstow and is inspired to write his seminal work, Barstow-Eight Hitchhiker Inscriptions, February 1940 Mojave Anti Aircraft Range (later Camp Irwin) established, 1940 Modern Barstow High School opened, September 1938 The site near Lenwood Road and National Trails Highway was chosen by Charles Lindburgh for TAT (later TWA) airline, October 1, 1929įirst Street Bridge opened, April 26, 1930īeacon Tavern (hotel) opened in 1930 delayed due to the stock market crash of 1929įirst Mardi Gras Parade, October 31, 1932 Grand opening “of our newly rebuilt city” after business district was moved from in front of the Harvey House in between the railroad tracks to where Old Town Barstow is today, July 4, 1925.īarstow International Airport opened, one of the first national airports. Longest continuing running business in Barstow Hillside Apartments, on the end of Cottage Street first unit built 1917. Waterman Junction Post Office changed there name to Barstow Post Office effectively naming the new town after William Barstow Strong, President of the Santa Fe Railroad, January 15, 1886īarstow High School first established in a home near corner of First and Williams Streets, September 15, 1915įirst Barstow Branch Library started as part of the Barstow High School, 1916 With the construction of the modern Interstate Highway system Barstow's future of growth was assured, as I-40 and I-15 converged at the city limits with State Highway 58, making it the transportation hub of the western Mojave Desert. Just off Main Street, at First Street, travelers can drive over an old iron bridge that leads to the railroad depot once the site of the historic Harvey House, originally opened in 1911. ![]() It became a busy rail center and a jumping off place for immigrants entering the state on US Route 66, as made famous by John Steinbeck's novel "The Grapes of Wrath." Modern and historic facilities are still available along Barstow's Main Street, the original Route 66. As the 20th century progressed, Calico and Daggett diminished while Barstow grew. It is estimated that borax taken from the Calico Hills amounted to more than $9 million, while more than $90 million in silver was removed. The mine shut down in 1896 when all the silver had played out.īut in 1883, the borax rush hit Calico, and by 1902, three borax mines employing 200 men supported Daggett. The town was later named after the president of the Santa Fe, William Barstow Strong. That same year, the Santa Fe Railroad arrived in town. The Calico Railroad (later called the Daggett-Calico Railroad) started hauling ore from Calico to the Oro Grande Milling Company, across the river from Daggett in 1888. The famous 20-mule teams came into being when 10 teams were hitched together with two wagons and a water wagon to haul ore from Daggett to the town of Calico. The finding of silver in Calico and the building of the Southern Pacific Railroad from Mojave to Daggett in 1882 made the area a mining center. It was originally called Calico Junction but was renamed after California Lieutenant Governor John Daggett when silver was discovered 6 miles north in the Calico Mountains in 1882. Daggett, 5 miles down river, was founded in the 1860s. In the late 1800s, the Barstow area became a mining center. More than 2,000 years ago, the Mojave Desert had been occupied by Indian tribes who lived beside the immense lakes that covered most of the Mojave.
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