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Trona

Argus

Searles Lake

About Trona

Trona lies between the salt flats of Searles Lake and the Argus Mountains. The bright white surface of the dry lake is barren of vegetation, giving way to saltbush and creosote in the surrounding valley and on the mountain slopes. Athel trees grow all around the city of Trona, giving it a light green color even in winter. Gravel and sand make up the soil.

Established as a mining town in the late 1800s, Trona used to be a company town, with the company providing lodging and other services to employees. Minerals deposited in the lake bed have provided a rich chemical store and mining operations are are still going strong today. The several, large processing facilities can be seen along the road. Unfortunately, social and economic changes have not been kind to Trona and there has been an outflux of the residents, with many of them locating in Ridgecrest. Settling of the bed of the lake has caused problems with the foundations of many structures in the town.

Included in the limits of Trona are Pioneer Point and Argus, communities spaced a couple miles north and south of the main part of Trona. The Inyo County line is just beyond Pioneer Point.

California Highway 178 serves Trona, connecting it to Ridgecrest to the southwest. Death Valley National Park is a short distance to the northeast from Trona.

For More Information:
Read about Trona in Wikipedia's Trona, California article, and visit Trona's official site, Trona on the Web.

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Street Index

a dirt road A Street Alameda Street Amargosa Avenue Argus Avenue Aster Street Athol Street Austin Street B Street Benton Street C Street California Street Carson Street Center Street Clover Street D Street E Street F Street

Fifth Street Fir Street First Street Fourth Street Fremont Street G Street H Street Hemlock Street Holly Street Lake Drive Lupine Street Magnolia Avenue Main Street Mariposa Street Market Street Marshall Street Mountain View Street Old Trona Road

Panamint Avenue Sage Street Searles Street Second Street Seeder Street Seventh Street Sixth Street Slate Avenue South Trona Road Telescope Avenue Third Street Trona Road Verbena Street Wildrose Street Wingate Avenue Yucca Street