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| | Mojave Desert Ghost Towns on Route 66 - Page 3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19) |
 | | Though the town wasn't founded until 1911, the wagon trains heading to California on the old Mormon Trail in the mid 1800s made this place a regular stopping point along their travels. |
 | | By 1902, Daggett was supported by three borax mines, had three saloons, two restaurants, a lumber yard, several stores and the old Stone Hotel. |
 | | There are several vintage in buildings in Daggett including Alf's Blacksmith Shop, which has been standing since 1894; the Stone Hotel, built in the 1870s, said to have hosted the likes of Governor John Daggett, Tom Mix, and Wyatt Earp; and a one time Visitors Information Center that opened in 1926. |
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