1876 - When the South Pacific Railroad Company laid its tracks through what was to be Lancaster in the summer of 1876, many of the early settlers stated the railroad named the train stop at that time. Another source states that the town was named by M.L. Wicks when he laid out the townsite in 1884. Wicks supposedly named the town after Lancaster,...
First proposed in 1985, this preserve opened in 2001, is around 100 acres of preserved desert land and wildlife. Nestled in the middle of Lancaster located on Avenue K-8 between 30th street west and 4oth street west and consists of 2 miles of trails. On the south trail a tree by the name of Fremont Cottonhead Tree is full of wildlife all year...
The poppy also known as the opium plant was passed down from Sumerians to Assyrians to Babylonians to the Egyptians. Egyptian Pharoahs were buried with opium artifacts.It was also used as a sleep aid.Greek Gods were portrayed with poppy wreaths.The popularity with this flower and drug with Greek was passed into Asia and India to where the social...
Peak season for poppies are mid-February to May, but the best time to visit would be Mid-March to ensure you do not come out too early or too late.Very windy area.Consists of 1800 acres of protected land in the most consitant poppy bearing land. Surrounding fields and properties also bear a lot of poppies and other wild flowers.Pronghorns...
Grows in the High Desert of California, Arizona, and even parts of Utah and Colorado.Grows in elevations of 2000 ft to 7300 ft.Believe they started growing 30,000 years ago when this area was a cooler wetter area.Age for these trees are hard to determine, but researchers say that some of the mature trees are between 800 and 1000 years old.When the...
Red Rock Canyon used to be home to the Kawaiisu Indians.In the 1870's it was a stop for the 20-Mule team for water.In the 1890's was a gold mining sight.Fossils can be found in the rocks aging, 7-12 million years old.Used to be a valley that has long been gone due to volcanic and seizmic activity.Over 100 Extinct plants and animals have been...
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