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Old Harmony Borax Works
On the marsh near this point borax was discovered in 1881 by Aaron Winters who later sold his holdings to W. T. Coleman
of San Francisco. In 1882 Coleman built the Harmony Borax Works and commissioned his superintendent J. W. S. Perry to
design wagons and locate a suitable route to Mojave. The work of gathering the ore (called 'cottonball') was done
by Chinese workmen. From this point processed borax was transported 165 miles by twenty mule teams to the railroad
until 1889.
California Registered Historical Landmark No. 773
Plaque Placed by the California State Park Commission in Cooperation with the Death Valley '49ers, Inc. and
the National Park Service, November 10, 1962.
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