The settlement of Barstow, California began in the late 1840s in the Mormon Corridor. Every fall and winter, as the weather cooled, the rain produced new grass growth and replenished the water sources in the Mojave Desert.

Restored vintage photo of an ATSF Railroad train at night in Barstow, California by Jack Delano, 1943. Vintage photo restored by Kathy Weiser-Alexander.