DANBY

NAME: Danby
COUNTY: San Bernardino
ROADS: 2WD
GRID: 1
CLIMATE: Mojave Desert Location. Hot summer.
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Not the summer. 		COMMENTS: The town was originally founded in 1883 just Danby is located along the BNSF off historic Route 66 on Danby Rd., 9 miles southwest of Essex. As of 2105 this stretch of Route 66 remains closed due to prior flash floods
REMAINS: Buildings, vehicles

A water stop station established by the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1883. A post office was established here in 1893 and served as the mail drop for mines in the Old Woman Mountains until it was closed in 1913.
There are the remains of a mill and few old vehicles, several buildings, stucco, metal and wood.

 

Submitted by: Bill Cook


Danby
Courtesy Bill Cook


Danby
Courtesy Bill Cook


Danby
Courtesy Bill Cook


Danby
Courtesy Bill Cook


Danby
Courtesy Bill Cook


Danby
Courtesy Bill Cook


Danby
Courtesy Bill Cook


Danby
Courtesy Bill Cook


Danby
Courtesy Bill Cook


Danby
Courtesy Bill Cook


Danby
Courtesy Bill Cook

 

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