Boron’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Boron. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Borate evaporites in the form of colemanite was first reported in 1913 during drilling of a water well. Claims were acquired by the Pacific Coast Borax Company and exploration continued. In 1925 commercial colemanite production began. In the 1920s and 30s borates were produced from the Baker and West Baker mines.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Boron’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Boron’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewBoron First Baptist Church c1965, 1965: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Boron
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Boron, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Boron is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Boron has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Rogers Dry Lake in Edwards AFB, 11.1 miles away.
Boron and the nearest listed places
Closest to Boron
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Boron First Baptist Church c1965 (1965) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.