Fun Facts: Goffs
- Founded in 1883, Goffs was first known as Blake, named after its founder Isaac Blake. In 1902, it was renamed Goffs to join the Santa Fe Railroad’s alphabetical system of water stop names. Perched on a high point in the desert corridor, it was once a key transportation stop.
- Though Route 66 bypassed Goffs in 1931, the railroad still supplies its water needs.
- The restored 1914 Goffs Schoolhouse is on the National Register of Historic Places and now houses a museum for the Mojave Desert Heritage and Cultural Association. The MDHCA property includes numerous collected historic buildings and artifacts, and a research library built as a reproduction of the Goffs railroad depot.
- Camp Ibis, part of the US Army's Desert Training Center during World War II, was located to the east of Goffs. The schoolhouse was used by the Army as a cafe for some of the thousands of troops stationed in the area.
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POINTS OF INTEREST
- Goffs Schoolhouse
- 37198 Lanfair Rd.
- Goffs Railway Depot
- 37538 Lanfair Rd.
- Outdoor Art Installation
- 37198 Lanfair Rd.
- Desert Tortoises
- 37198 Lanfair Rd.
- Mojave National Preserve sign
- 34.929211, -115.070742 (GPS)
- Route 66 pavement shield
- 34.919146, -115.068108 (GPS)