Oro Grande

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Oro Grande is a small unincorporated community in California’s Mojave Desert, known historically for mining, cement production, and its location along the Mojave River between Victorville and Barstow.

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Oro Grande canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf unincorporated community ⓘ
areaCode 442 ⓘ
760 ⓘ
climate arid desert climate ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
developmentPattern linear settlement along Route 66 and Mojave River ⓘ
elevation approximately 2800 feet ⓘ
governingBody San Bernardino County government ⓘ
hasIndustry aggregate mining ⓘ
cement plant ⓘ
hasLandmark Oro Grande Cemetery ⓘ
historic Route 66 roadside businesses ⓘ
hasNearbyCity Barstow ⓘ
Victorville ⓘ
hasNearbyInterstate Interstate 15 (regional access) ⓘ
linked to: Interstate 15
hasNearbyMilitaryInstallation Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow (regional) ⓘ
hasPostalCode 92368 ⓘ
historicalActivity gold mining ⓘ
railroad shipping point ⓘ
silver mining ⓘ
knownFor cement production ⓘ
limestone quarrying ⓘ
mining ⓘ
locatedBetween Barstow ⓘ
Victorville ⓘ
locatedIn California ⓘ
Mojave Desert ⓘ
San Bernardino County ⓘ
United States Census-designated High Desert area ⓘ
locatedInRegion High Desert region of Southern California ⓘ
locatedNorthOf Victorville ⓘ
locatedOn Historic U.S. Route 66 ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Route 66
locatedOnRiver Mojave River ⓘ
locatedSouthOf Barstow ⓘ
nameMeaning "big gold" in Spanish ⓘ
partOf Inland Empire region (broadly) ⓘ
servedBy BNSF Railway main line (nearby) ⓘ
settlementType rural community ⓘ
timezone Pacific Time Zone ⓘ
transportCorridor Mojave River corridor ⓘ
linked to: Mojave River region

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