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Bandit Rock

  • Also Known As: Robbers Roost
  • Address: South Side CA 178
  • Vicinity: 2 mi (3 km) W of CA 14, SW of Inyokern
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Site


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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1847/00/00 Tiburico Vasquez Camp Using Robbers Roost as his hideout, Vasquez conducts several holdups in 1874 at Coyote Holes (near the jct of Hwy 178 and 14). Vasquez and his gang were forced out of the area after army detachments from camp Independence failed to capture them.

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Particulars for Bandit Rock:
Historic Use Camp
Owner Federal
Criteria Historic Event
Criteria Person
Sight Category Site
Area of Significance Social History



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 31st October 1975

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Bandit Rock
Registry Address: SW of Inyokern near jct. of CA 14 and 178
Registry Number: 75000431
Resource Type: Site
Owner: Federal
Area in Acres: 5
Contributing Sites: 1
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: Local
Area of Significance: Social history
Applicable Criteria: Event, Person
Period of Significance: 1850-1874
Significant Year: 1874
Associated People: Vasquez,Tiburico
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-Function: Camp
Current Function: Recreation and Culture, Agriculture, subsistence
Current Sub-Function: Agricultural fields Outdoor recreation

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