Situated at the Furnace Creek Springs which was once called Greenland, lies the Harmony Borax Works within the Death Valley National Park in California. Of much historic value, this remnant of a bygone era was accorded a coveted spot on the National Register of Historic Places. Borax deposits were first discovered in the Death Valley in 1881, which led to the opening of a ‘large scale’ borax mining industry to be established here by William Tell Coleman. With a twenty-mule team and double wagons, about three tons of borax were produced daily. Unfortunately, only after approximately five years of production, the Harmony plant ceased operations in 1888 when Coleman’s financial empire collapsed.

The highlight here is the twenty-mule team wagon, which will be a treat for the nostalgic. As such, a stopover at the Harmony Borax Works would be ideal to revel in the historical remnants of this site, and the entire area continues to be greatly educational and informative as well.