Silver Canyon Road

Eastern Mojave Vegetation	Silver Canyon Road
	Tom Schweich

(No Preface)

Other articles:
• White Mountain Road: at Silver Cyn Rd;

Junction: White Mountain Road

Literature Cited:
- Coleman, Drew S., Stephanie Briggs, Allen F. Glazner, and C. J. Northrup, 2003.

Locations: Silver Canyon.

About half way down Silver Canyon is the sample location of Coleman, et al. (2003). A deformed diorite dike yielded only four zircons that suggest an age of 162.5 Ma.

Literature Cited:
- Turner, George, 1967.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: 17-Jul-05 at Laws;

Locations: Laws.

Laws Railroad Museum

The train at the Laws Railroad Museum.

Front of the Laws Museum.

Locomotive #9 at the Laws Museum

Laws Depot

Laws Railroad Museum

Also at this intersection is California Historical Landmark No. 230

First Permanent White Habitation in Owens Valley

In August of 1861, A. Van Fleet and three other men drove their cattle into Owens Valley and prepared to stay. A cabin of sod and stone was built at the big bend of the Owens River at the northern end of the valley.

Other articles:
• U. S. Highway 6: at Silver Canyon Road;

Junction: US Highway 6

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Date and time this article was prepared: 11/3/2024 5:22:15 PM