As I understand it, the cabin was originally occupied by an Indian woman named Dove who had lived there since childbirth.

Essex has seen better days.  When Interstate-40 was completed in the mid-1970s the 70-mile stretch of highway between Ludlow, California and Fenner was bypassed, and towns like Essex and businesses that depended on motorists – motels, service stations, garages, and cafes - died almost overnight.

About one-eighth of a mile east of the cluster of buildings at Danby on National Trails Highway, old Route 66, are the remains of a tiny 'cabin', which was built of railroad ties and mostly underground except for a 2' section above ground that was lined with sheets of tin as weatherproofing.

On July 30, 2020 firefighters from San Bernardino County Fire Department responded to  vehicles and a structure on fire on National Trail Highway in Ludlow, California.

The Ludlow Mercantile store on Main Street in Ludlow dates from the about 1907. 

Desert Engineering

​Chambless is known by several names – Chambless, Chambless Junction and Cadiz Junction, but to local residents it is just “Cadiz”.

Milligan is on the Parker Branch of the railroad leading from Cadiz, California to Parker, Arizona and dates from 1910 when the spur line was built.