Reefer City | |
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  Reefer City Location in California | |
| Coordinates:35°00′21″N118°11′06″W / 35.00583°N 118.18500°W /35.00583; -118.18500 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Kern County |
| Named after | Refrigerated train cars |
| Elevation | 2,762 ft (842 m) |
Reefer City is a ghost town inKern County,California.[1] It was located 3.25 miles (5.2 km) south-southwest ofMojave,[2] at an elevation of 2762 feet (842 m).[1] Reefer City still appeared on maps as late as 1947.[1]
Reefer City was established in June 1936[3] by Consolidated Gold Fields of South Africa, formerly Gold Fields of South Africa Limited, a company founded and based in London,[4] after agold lode was discovered on Soledad Mountain near Mojave. The company purchasedrefrigerator cars, known colloquially as "reefers", from theSouthern Pacific Railroad to house the miners. After the mine closed in 1942, the community housed military personnel fromEdwards Air Force Base until the 1960s. In 1971, Reefer City was purchased and demolished by a salvage company.[5]
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