10-604: The Oro Grande School district is located in the town of Oro Grande, California . Oro Grande School District is composed of four schools, three of which are charter schools or academies that take in students from outside the district. The district includes portions of Adelanto and Victorville . Unlike other school boards within San Bernardino county, Oro Grande only operates with three board members Members: Paula Ramirez - President Roberto Garcia Jr - Clerk Edna Rodriguez - Board Member These members also run
20-611: A strike found ore that ran $ 160 in gold and $ 18 in silver per ton at Silver Mountain east of Lane's new ranch, led to the organization of the Silver Mountain Mining District . In 1880, other strikes found $ 2,000 a ton in silver and $ 18,000 per ton in gold to the southwest led to the organization of the Red Mountain Gold and Silver Mining District and the construction of the mining town of Oro Grande almost 2 miles below Lane's old crossing east of
30-531: Is an unincorporated community in the Mojave Desert of San Bernardino County , California , United States. It lies on the city boundary of Victorville and Adelanto . It is at 3,000 feet (910 m) elevation in Victor Valley north of the San Bernardino mountain range. It is located on old Route 66 near Interstate 15 between Victorville and Barstow. The ZIP code is 92368 and the community
40-523: Is inside area codes 442 and 760 . Less than 1,000 residents live in the unincorporated area. Neighboring townships include Silver Lakes, Helendale , Adelanto and Victorville . Located along the Mojave River , the vicinity of Oro Grande was the location for Native American settlements hundreds of years. The river was also the part of a trade route from the Colorado River for tribes in
50-608: The Mojave River Academy Charter system, Oro Grande School District has offices 11 cities outside of Oro Grande located in Bakersfield, Barstow, Beaumont, Colton, Desert Hot Springs, Fontana, Hesperia, Palm Springs, Phelan, Tehachapi, Victorville Mojave River is under seven charters named This California school-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Oro Grande, California Oro Grande ( Spanish for "Large Gold")
60-1028: The charter school boards, which operate separately as the Mojave River Academy Schools Board and the Riverside Preparatory School Board Meeting Oro Grande Elementary School serves grades Kindergarten through six in a college preparatory setting. It is the only non-charter school. Students within Oro Grande Elementary, who are not admitted into the charter high school, are sent to Victor Valley Union High School District schools for Secondary Education Riverside Preparatory School compromises of three schools. All Located within Oro Grande. Mojave River Academy serves grades Kindergarten through grade twelve in an Independent Study program. Under
70-719: The post office officially was renamed as Oro Grande. Nearby is the World War II Silver Peak Light Annex . According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Oro Grande has a semi-arid climate , abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. Silver Mountain (San Bernardino County, California) Silver Mountain is a summit east of La Delta in San Bernardino County, California . It rises to an elevation of 4,170 feet (1,270 meters). In January 1873,
80-550: The river. It was named after the first mine found, the Oro Grande Mine. The first houses were built and a post office established called Halleck in January 1881. A stamp mill for these mines was installed on the river, and later used for those of Calico . From 1887, limestone quarries opened and two kilns were produced lime for cement. From 1907, cement was made in Oro Grande. Marble was also mined. On May 25, 1927,
90-771: The southwest with those on the coast of Southern California, what was called the Mohave Trail . Followed by Spanish padres and soldiers, and later American fur trappers and New Mexican traders the Mohave Trail became part of the Old Spanish Trail between New Mexico and California from 1830. After the Americans acquired California in the Mexican American War , Mormon pioneers developed a wagon road from Salt Lake City to Los Angeles on
100-646: The western part of the Old Spanish Trail crossing the Mojave River here just below the Lower Narrows of the Mojave River . In 1859, Aaron G. Lane established the a ranch and store for travelers on the road at this crossing, that came to be called Lane's Crossing . This was the first settlement on the Mojave River. He sold out in 1865 and moved down river to establish a ranch at Bryman , and others took over his old ranch. In January, 1873,
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