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3 unusual facts about Daggett


CACTUS

CACTUS (Converted Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope Using Solar-2) was a ground based Air Cherenkov Telescope (ACT) located outside Daggett, California, near Barstow.

Daggett, California

The airport was built as a modification center for the Douglas A-20 Havoc bomber aircraft that were sent to Russia as part of the Lend-Lease program during World War II.

Silver Valley High School

It provides educational services to the communities of Calico, Daggett, Fort Irwin, Ludlow, Newberry Springs and Yermo.


Edward H. Gillette

Gillette was the son of Senator Francis Gillette and Elisabeth Daggett Hooker, a descendant of Rev. Thomas Hooker, and the brother of actor/playwright William Gillette.

Mike Daggett

Mike Daggett, or Ondongarte by birth, (unknown–February 25, 1911) was a Shoshone native American who is best known for his involvement in the Battle of Kelley Creek, during which he was killed with several members of his family.

Sereno Edwards Dwight

In August 1811, Dwight married Susan Edwards Daggett (1788 - 1839), the daughter of David Daggett, of New Haven, Connecticut.

Silver Valley High School

Silver Valley High School in Yermo, California is located at 35484 Daggett/Yermo Rd, Yermo, CA 92398, in the High Desert of Southern California.


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