I'm sure many of you recognize this sign on the way south out of Baker on the way to Barstow. Those of you who drive to Las Vegas surely do. Sadly someone tried to deface the sign and the local authorities have patched it up as best they can. It's a curious name and it's history is even more curious. It was a name invented by a Dr. Stringer who was known to want the last word in any argument. He made this up so he could have the last word in any encyclopedia. He took the rights for a piece of land to the east of Rte 15 and opened a sort of quack clinic using some of the minerals he mined there. You can read the entire column here (if The Sun gets its act together and puts it up on the Web site!)
www.sbsun.com/trevorstravels
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