A National Historic Landmark. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. 14 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1937.
One of 23 National Register listings published here for Kern County · listed in 1985 · category: Site · a National Historic Landmark.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 55 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Rogers Dry Lake between 2006 and 2019, burning about 3 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kern County Fire Department | not named |
| 8 July 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 15 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Desert District | BORON |
| 13 June 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Desert District | UNNAMED FIRE 1135 |
| 13 May 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | California Desert District | UNNAMED FIRE 1137 |
| 21 April 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Kern County Fire Department | not named |
| 2 October 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kern County Fire Department | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Rogers Dry Lake: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muroc Clay Deposit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Rogers Lake | Clay | Past Producer | 1945 |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 85002816 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Kern County | All 23 listed properties in this county. |
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