Filmed on March 2024, I pass through Barrow, CA to see what's going on.

Barstow is named after William Barstow Strong, former president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Some early Barstow names were Camp Sugarloaf, Grapevine, Waterman Junction and Fishpond.

The settlement of Barstow began in the late 1840s in the Mormon Corridor. Every fall and winter, as the weather cooled, the rain produced new grass growth and replenished the water sources in the Mojave Desert.

Barstow's roots also lie in the discovery of gold and silver in the mountains to the east in the 1860s and 1870s. Due to the influx of miners arriving in Calico and Daggett, railroads were constructed to transport goods and people. The Southern Pacific built a line from Mojave, California through Barstow to Needles in 1883.

Its long distance from larger cities and urban centers has created economic problems, and Barstow is seeking projects to boost the economy. Currently, the major employers in the area are the nearby Ft. Irwin National Training Center and the Marine Corps Logistics Base.

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