1915 Map of Mojave

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The Mojave Desert and the eastern heights of the Tehachapi Mountains meet in this 1915 survey, documenting a landscape defined by the arrival of the Los Angeles Aqueduct and the intersection of vital transit routes. The growing rail hub of Mojave sits at the junction of the Southern Pacific and the A T and S F, while the Owenyo Branch strikes north toward Neuralia. In the higher elevations, the Piute Mountains are dotted with early mining operations like the Burning Moscow Mine and Gwynne Mine, alongside high-altitude meadows such as Landers Meadow. This era represents a significant transition for Kern County, as the cement works at Monolith and the railroad summit at Tehachapi supported the massive infrastructure projects of the early twentieth century. Nearby, smaller stops like Loraine P O and Old Town provide evidence of earlier settlement patterns before the dominance of the larger rail towns.