Bitter Springs
The Evolution of Bitter Springs - Fort IrwinHistorical Review By
Neil C. Morrison
Museum Director
NTC & 11TH ACR Museum
First Inhabitants
This region is rich with anthropological history dating back, according to ...First Visitors
The first recorded contact with the local Native Americans was through ...First Military Presence
Brevet Captain John C. Fremont of the Corps of Topographical Engineers ...Mormon Battalion
The Mormon Battalion left Council Bluffs, Iowa to fight in the Mexican War. ...Camel Expedition
The Secretary of War, Jefferson Davis, wanted to test the use of camels as ...1st. Dragoons Co. K
In the spring of 1860, Major James H. Carleton led a military campaign ...Gold - Silver in Them Thar' Hills!
The 1848 California “Gold Rush” began at Sutter's Mill (now Sutter's Fort), ...Borax at Death Valley
A booming economy flourished as Borax was discovered in and around Death Valley and ...