Charles Brown
As a young man Charles was a sheriff in the mining town of Greenwater. Later, he married Stella Fairbanks, the daughter of 'Dad' Fairbanks and became a State Senator and noted figure in Death Valley and Shoshone history.Also see:
Shoshone
In a shady grove of mesquite known as Metbury spring, the town of Shoshone was ...Greenwater
Greenwater was built around a copper strike made in 1905. Water had to be hauled ...Death Valley
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Charles & Stella Brown
Photo courtesy S. Sorrells, Shoshone, Ca.