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Ghost town in San Bernardino County, California From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Atolia is a ghost town in the Mojave Desert near Randsburg, in northwestern San Bernardino County, California.
Atolia | |
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Etymology: portmanteau of "Atkins" and "DeGolia" | |
Coordinates: 35°18′53″N 117°36′33″W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | San Bernardino County |
In 1904 and 1905, veins of the tungsten ore scheelite were discovered at a site east of the Randsburg gold mine. Operations at the site were funded in part by Bernard Baruch and operated by the Atkins-Kroll Company, who organized the Atolia Mining Company in 1906.[1][2]: 30
A weekly newspaper, the Atolia News, began publication in May 1916 under the editorship of Erwin Lehmann.[3]
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