2021-08-18, 08:54 PM
The park service has allowed concessionaires to operate facilities in the park, such as the facilities at the ranch, since the inception of the monument in the early 1930s.
I forget the details of the station; but it was razed during the reign of a superintendent who had a campaign to remove historic structures, such as the company office complex on the hilltop above the Skidoo mill.
My wife lived in Trona since 1955 and used to clean house for George Pipkin and one of his daughters. George came to Trona early in the 20th century and operated Wildrose for some years. He was also was editor at the paper in Trona and knew many Panamint Valley and Death Valley characters. He died in the 1990s. His daughter, Lit Brush, headed the historical society at Trona for decades.
There is a compilation of his columns, which he wrote under the masthead, DESERT SANDS, online somewhere. Just Google it. The compilation begins with:
“George Pipkin lived and worked in Trona for some decades beginning in 1928. He wrote books and articles on desert personalities and events, including a series of articles published in regional newspapers during the 1960s called "Desert Sands". *
The text in these pages was scanned and reproduced in earnest. All typos, grammatical errors, page breaks, and paragraph formatting have been retained from the original manuscript. Any new mistakes, or corrections of old mistakes, are purely accidental.”
It’s a great read, great for quiet winter evenings. It’s 117 pages long. Some of his columns include his days at Wildrose.
I forget the details of the station; but it was razed during the reign of a superintendent who had a campaign to remove historic structures, such as the company office complex on the hilltop above the Skidoo mill.
My wife lived in Trona since 1955 and used to clean house for George Pipkin and one of his daughters. George came to Trona early in the 20th century and operated Wildrose for some years. He was also was editor at the paper in Trona and knew many Panamint Valley and Death Valley characters. He died in the 1990s. His daughter, Lit Brush, headed the historical society at Trona for decades.
There is a compilation of his columns, which he wrote under the masthead, DESERT SANDS, online somewhere. Just Google it. The compilation begins with:
“George Pipkin lived and worked in Trona for some decades beginning in 1928. He wrote books and articles on desert personalities and events, including a series of articles published in regional newspapers during the 1960s called "Desert Sands". *
The text in these pages was scanned and reproduced in earnest. All typos, grammatical errors, page breaks, and paragraph formatting have been retained from the original manuscript. Any new mistakes, or corrections of old mistakes, are purely accidental.”
It’s a great read, great for quiet winter evenings. It’s 117 pages long. Some of his columns include his days at Wildrose.
DAW
~When You Live in Nevada, "just down the road" is anywhere in the line of sight within the curvature of the earth.
~When You Live in Nevada, "just down the road" is anywhere in the line of sight within the curvature of the earth.