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Historical marker about Kelso, California during WWII, showing a…

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Historical marker about Kelso, California during WWII, showing a boomtown scene with railroad tracks and housi

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This marker details Kelso's role as a World War II boomtown, with images of the railroad and temporary housing.

AI caption September 2013 · Photo 2303 of 2698

Nauonan Pm Servuo us Depamm-m at u..- Imvnov 'e'trackaEin Kelso, 1944. also Deppt is on the right. u ' World War II Boo ' I an During World War II, troops, tanks, and trucks I I V I ' l l were shipped through Kel-so by rail, creating the need for more helper crews and mechanics. Iron ore from Kaiser Steels nearby Vulcan Mine was loaded 'onto freight cars here to be used in the wartime manufacture of steel. A To accommodate workers and their families, both Union Pacic Railroad and Kaiser Steel set up temporary housing at Kelso."

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