Needles, California is the first stop crossing the Arizona border into California on Route 66. The city was founded in 1883 as a result of the Santa Fe Railroad being built through the town. Some of the oldest stretches of Route 66 still exist in Needles, with signs showing pre-1930 sections of the historic road, parts of which are closed to drivers. Needles is also one of the hottest places in the United States...since it's located in the Mojave Desert, temperatures can get as high as 120 degrees. Fortunately, there was a cool spell during my stop -- the temperature was only 106 degrees. ;-)
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