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Mojave River Valley Museum

Barstow, California

History

The Mojave River Valley Museum is dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the scientific, historical and cultural heritage of the Mojave River Valley. To this end the Museum maintains a series of displays that portray the history of the Mojave River Valley from the arrival of Father Francisco Garcés in 1776 on through the pathfinders, pioneers, miners and into the present space program.