Gerstley, California

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Gerstley is a former settlement in Inyo County, California. [1]

It was located on the Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad, 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Shoshone. [1]

Gerstley was founded around 1921, and named in honor of James Gerstley, Sr. (1867-1955) by his business associate Francis Marion Smith who built the Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad. Together with Richard C. Baker, the three men had formed Borax Consolidated, Ltd. in 1899. [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, California: Word Dancer Press. p. 1202. ISBN   1-884995-14-4.
  2. ↑ Hildebrand, GH. (1982) Borax Pioneer: Francis Marion Smith. San Diego: Howell-North Books. p. 79. ISBN   0-8310-7148-6
  3. ↑ "Map showing Tonopah & Tidewater Railroad Company line from Ludlow, California to Goldfield, Nevada, circa 1907 | UNLV Special Collections Portal". special.library.unlv.edu. Retrieved February 24, 2024.

36°02′01″N116°17′30″W / 36.0336°N 116.2917°W / 36.0336; -116.2917


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