Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { <http://dbpedia.org/resource/Kelso,_California> ?p ?o }
- Kelso,_California abstract "Kelso is a ghost town and defunct railroad depot in the Mojave National Preserve in San Bernardino County, California, USA. It was named after railroad worker John H. Kelso, whose name was placed into a hat along with two other workers to decide the name of the town. The town was built in 1905 specifically as a railroad station along the rail line between Utah and Los Angeles, originally called "Siding 16," because of its location and nearby springs that provided abundant water.Starting off as what was a simple train depot in the 1920s, the town of Kelso boomed briefly to as many as 2000 residents in the 1940s, when borax and iron mines opened nearby. Gold and silver were also discovered in the nearby hills of what became known as the Kelso district. The town shrank again when the mines closed after about a decade.Kelso was a base of operations for the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad, connecting track of Union Pacific Railroad, to which the SPLA&SL had negotiated trackage rights, with the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway east-west line to the south. Here, trains were watered and "helper" locomotives were attached to assist the regular trains in climbing the steep Cima Hill. The distance between Las Vegas and the connection with the Santa Fe line at Daggett was too far for trains without a meal car, so Kelso was a convenient spot for a restaurant stop.The depot building itself was built in 1923 using a Spanish "California mission" building style. It contained boarding rooms for railroad employees and a restaurant for both employees and passengers. It also had a telegraph office and waiting room. Later, a restaurant nicknamed the "Beanery," that served home-style meals was housed in the building. The large rooms in the basement also served as a community center for local residents.The depot remained in operation until 1986. Left to the harsh conditions in the desert, the building began to deteriorate. By the mid-1990s the railroad was on the verge of demolishing the depot. Preservationists then stepped in to save it. It was recently renovated to become the Mojave National Preserve's visitor center. Renovation was completed in 2005 and is now open to the public.During the 1970s Kelso was known as the town without television. About 75 residents lived in Kelso, many with school age children. Television signals could not reach the town which meant that residents found other methods of recreation. However, with the advent of satellite dishes, television was eventually introduced to Kelso.The ZIP Code is 92309 and the community is inside area codes 442 and 760.The Kelso Mountains are located north of Kelso, the Kelso Dunes lie to the southwest, and the entire area lies within the boundary of the Mojave National Preserve.".
- Kelso,_California areaCode "442/760".
- Kelso,_California country United_States.
- Kelso,_California elevation "648.0".
- Kelso,_California elevation "648.0048".
- Kelso,_California isPartOf California.
- Kelso,_California isPartOf San_Bernardino_County,_California.
- Kelso,_California postalCode "92309".
- Kelso,_California thumbnail Kelso_Post_Office.jpg?width=300.
- Kelso,_California timeZone Pacific_Time_Zone.
- Kelso,_California type Ghost_town.
- Kelso,_California utcOffset "-7".
- Kelso,_California utcOffset "-8".
- Kelso,_California wikiPageExternalLink ie01.html.
- Kelso,_California wikiPageID "1125593".
- Kelso,_California wikiPageLength "6872".
- Kelso,_California wikiPageOutDegree "45".
- Kelso,_California wikiPageRevisionID "655614078".
- Kelso,_California wikiPageWikiLink 2000_United_States_Census.
- Kelso,_California wikiPageWikiLink Area_codes_442_and_760.
- Kelso,_California wikiPageWikiLink Atchison,_Topeka_and_Santa_Fe_Railway.
- Kelso,_California wikiPageWikiLink Bank_engine.
- Kelso,_California wikiPageWikiLink Borax.
- Kelso,_California wikiPageWikiLink California.
- Kelso,_California wikiPageWikiLink Category:Former_settlements_in_San_Bernardino_County,_California.
- Kelso,_California wikiPageWikiLink Category:Ghost_towns_in_California.
- Kelso,_California wikiPageWikiLink Category:Mojave_National_Preserve.
- Kelso,_California wikiPageWikiLink Category:Populated_places_in_the_Mojave_Desert.
- Kelso,_California wikiPageWikiLink Category:Union_Pacific_Railroad.
- Kelso,_California wikiPageWikiLink Daggett,_California.
- Kelso,_California wikiPageWikiLink Federal_Information_Processing_Standard.
- Kelso,_California wikiPageWikiLink Federal_Information_Processing_Standards.
- Kelso,_California wikiPageWikiLink Geographic_Names_Information_System.
- Kelso,_California wikiPageWikiLink Ghost_town.
- Kelso,_California wikiPageWikiLink Gold.
- Kelso,_California wikiPageWikiLink Iron.
- Kelso,_California wikiPageWikiLink Kelso_Depot.
- Kelso,_California wikiPageWikiLink Kelso_Depot,_Restaurant_and_Employees_Hotel.
- Kelso,_California wikiPageWikiLink Kelso_Dunes.
- Kelso,_California wikiPageWikiLink Kelso_Mountains.
- Kelso,_California wikiPageWikiLink Las_Vegas.
- Kelso,_California wikiPageWikiLink Las_Vegas,_Nevada.
- Kelso,_California wikiPageWikiLink List_of_counties_in_California.
- Kelso,_California wikiPageWikiLink List_of_ghost_towns_in_California.
- Kelso,_California wikiPageWikiLink List_of_sovereign_states.
- Kelso,_California wikiPageWikiLink Los_Angeles_and_Salt_Lake_Railroad.
- Kelso,_California wikiPageWikiLink Mojave_National_Preserve.
- Kelso,_California wikiPageWikiLink North_American_Numbering_Plan.
- Kelso,_California wikiPageWikiLink Pacific_Time_Zone.
- Kelso,_California wikiPageWikiLink Political_divisions_of_the_United_States.
- Kelso,_California wikiPageWikiLink Rail_transport.
- Kelso,_California wikiPageWikiLink Railroad.
- Kelso,_California wikiPageWikiLink San_Bernardino_County,_California.
- Kelso,_California wikiPageWikiLink Silver.
- Kelso,_California wikiPageWikiLink Telegraph.
- Kelso,_California wikiPageWikiLink Telegraphy.
- Kelso,_California wikiPageWikiLink Union_Pacific_Railroad.
- Kelso,_California wikiPageWikiLink United_States.
- Kelso,_California wikiPageWikiLink United_States_Census,_2000.
- Kelso,_California wikiPageWikiLink ZIP_Code.
- Kelso,_California wikiPageWikiLink ZIP_code.
- Kelso,_California wikiPageWikiLink File:Kelso_depot_restaurant.JPG.
- Kelso,_California wikiPageWikiLink File:Kelso_railroad_depot.jpg.
- Kelso,_California wikiPageWikiLink File:Telegraph_office_at_depot.JPG.
- Kelso,_California wikiPageWikiLinkText "Kelso (San Bernardino County)".
- Kelso,_California wikiPageWikiLinkText "Kelso".
- Kelso,_California wikiPageWikiLinkText "Kelso, CA".
- Kelso,_California wikiPageWikiLinkText "Kelso, California".
- Kelso,_California areaCode "442".
- Kelso,_California areaCodeType North_American_Numbering_Plan.
- Kelso,_California blank1Name "GNIS feature ID".
- Kelso,_California blankInfo "6".
- Kelso,_California blankName "FIPS code".
- Kelso,_California coordinatesDisplay "title".
- Kelso,_California coordinatesType "type:landmark_region:US".
- Kelso,_California elevationFt "2126".
- Kelso,_California elevationM "648".
- Kelso,_California hasPhotoCollection Kelso,_California.
- Kelso,_California imageCaption "Kelso post office is closed for business".
- Kelso,_California imageSkyline "Kelso Post Office.jpg".
- Kelso,_California latd "35".
- Kelso,_California latm "0".
- Kelso,_California latns "N".
- Kelso,_California lats "45".
- Kelso,_California longd "115".
- Kelso,_California longew "W".
- Kelso,_California longm "39".
- Kelso,_California longs "13".
- Kelso,_California mapCaption "Location within San Bernardino county".
- Kelso,_California name "Kelso".
- Kelso,_California populationAsOf "2000".
- Kelso,_California populationDensityKm "auto".
- Kelso,_California postalCode "92309".
- Kelso,_California postalCodeType "ZIP codes".
- Kelso,_California pushpinLabelPosition "left".
- Kelso,_California pushpinMap "USA California".
- Kelso,_California pushpinMapCaption "Location within the state of California".
- Kelso,_California settlementType Ghost_town.
- Kelso,_California subdivisionName California.
- Kelso,_California subdivisionName San_Bernardino_County,_California.