Trona, California
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Trona, California is a small unincorporated desert community in the Mojave Desert near Death Valley, historically known for its mineral mining and company-town origins.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Trona, California canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
census-designated place
ⓘ
unincorporated community ⓘ |
| areaCode |
442
ⓘ
760 ⓘ |
| climate | hot desert climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | San Bernardino County ⓘ |
| developedBy |
American Potash and Chemical Corporation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
American Trona Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceToDeathValleyNationalPark | about 60 miles ⓘ |
| distanceToRidgecrest | about 20 miles northeast ⓘ |
| economicHistory | company town for mineral operations ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 1,700 feet ⓘ |
| geologicSetting | Basin and Range Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | San Bernardino County government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasElementarySchool | Trona Elementary School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEvent | Trona Gem-O-Rama (nearby Searles Lake mineral collecting event) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
arid desert landscape
ⓘ
company-owned housing origins ⓘ proximity to Searles Dry Lake mineral deposits ⓘ |
| hasHighSchool | Trona High School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSportsFacility | Trona High School dirt football field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
borax production
ⓘ
company town history ⓘ mineral mining ⓘ potash production ⓘ soda ash production ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mojave Desert
ⓘ
Searles Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Death Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Searles Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| minedMineral |
borates
ⓘ
sodium carbonate ⓘ sulfates ⓘ |
| namedAfter | trona ⓘ |
| near | Trona Pinnacles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Ridgecrest, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Inland Empire region (broadly defined) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationTrend | declining population ⓘ |
| postalCode | 93562 ⓘ |
| primaryIndustry |
chemical processing
ⓘ
mineral extraction ⓘ |
| region | eastern California desert ⓘ |
| schoolDistrict | Trona Joint Unified School District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| status | unincorporated ⓘ |
| timezone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| timezoneDST |
Pacific Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Daylight Time
|
| transportation | California State Route 178 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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