Muroc, California
Encyclopedia
Muroc is a former settlement in Kern County
, California
in the Mojave Desert
.
Muroc part of the Muroc Valley, boron, california city, mojave, rosamond, ridgecrest, north edwards, edwards air force base, everywhere from the tip of the south kern county line at avenue A, expanding to the the tehachapi mountains, Lebec and willow springs to randsburg, johannasburg, and to the china lake communities.
It was located on Rogers Dry Lake
3 miles (4.8 km) east of Edwards
, at an elevation of 2283 feet (696 m).
Muroc still appeared on maps as of 1942. Muroc's site is now on Edwards Air Force Base
.
A post office operated at Muroc from 1910 to 1951. The name honors early settlers Ralph and Clifford Corum - their surname spelled backwards is "Muroc".
Kern County, California
Spreading across the southern end of the California Central Valley, Kern County is the fifth-largest county by population in California. Its economy is heavily linked to agriculture and to petroleum extraction, and there is a strong aviation and space presence. Politically, it has generally...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
in the Mojave Desert
Mojave Desert
The Mojave Desert occupies a significant portion of southeastern California and smaller parts of central California, southern Nevada, southwestern Utah and northwestern Arizona, in the United States...
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Muroc part of the Muroc Valley, boron, california city, mojave, rosamond, ridgecrest, north edwards, edwards air force base, everywhere from the tip of the south kern county line at avenue A, expanding to the the tehachapi mountains, Lebec and willow springs to randsburg, johannasburg, and to the china lake communities.
It was located on Rogers Dry Lake
Rogers Dry Lake
Rogers Dry Lake is an endorheic desert salt pan in the Mojave Desert of Kern County, California. The lake derives its name from the Anglicization from the Spanish name, Rodriguez Dry Lake. It is the central part of Edwards Air Force Base as its hard surface provides a natural extension to the...
3 miles (4.8 km) east of Edwards
Edwards, California
Edwards is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California.It is located east-southeast of Mojave, at an elevation of 2356 feet ....
, at an elevation of 2283 feet (696 m).
Muroc still appeared on maps as of 1942. Muroc's site is now on Edwards Air Force Base
Edwards Air Force Base
Edwards Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located on the border of Kern County, Los Angeles County, and San Bernardino County, California, in the Antelope Valley. It is southwest of the central business district of North Edwards, California and due east of Rosamond.It is named in...
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A post office operated at Muroc from 1910 to 1951. The name honors early settlers Ralph and Clifford Corum - their surname spelled backwards is "Muroc".