Post #208931 by DawnTiki on Fri, Jan 20, 2006 12:25 AM

In regards to the onion dome-ish house... Daggett beloved landmark on the southwest corner of Main Street is a quaint and unique structure that was once a cafe from the 1930s. It served travelers on the Mother Road for many years and is still a traffic stopper today. With its delightful curved-roof design and steep roof it reminds me of a Russian home built for the snow country; strangely out of place in the Mojave Desert.

Taken from http://www.theroadwanderer.net/RT66newberry.htm

Another site refers to the russian pilots (I've heard about) stationed there for training in the 30's.... also served as a secluded airfield for Russian pilots to train from before flying the new aircraft to Nome, Siberia and the Eastern Front. The Russian pilots arrived in Daggett mostly by train; in those days, the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific railroads offered frequent passenger service to Barstow. The pilots were housed at Daggett; they learned to fly the aircraft there and then flew the planes back to Russia. The battle history of these aircraft is essentially unknown. As Rene Francillon says in his book "McDonnell Douglas Aircraft since 1920," "Even though the Soviet Air Force received more aircraft of the ... series than any other Service ... little is known about the operational career of these aircraft." http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3897/is_200404/ai_n9383204