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Funeral Homes in Edwards, CA
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Below you fill find all funeral homes and cemeteries in or near Edwards.
Suburbs of Edwards: Edward, Edwards Air Force Base, Aerial Acres, Edwards AFB, North Edwards.
Zip codes in the city: 93523, 93524.
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Facts about the city
Edwards (formerly, Muroc and Wherry Housing) is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California.It is located 16 miles (26 km) east-southeast of Mojave, at an elevation of 2356 feet (718 m).Edwards was originally a base housing site for Edwards Air Force Base and is now a part of the base reservation.A post office was established at Edwards in 1951 (having been transferred from Muroc).
Edwards Obituaries
It was revealed on March 20th, 2016 that Kathleen M "Kat" Larson (Skirpan) perished in Appleton, Wisconsin. Ms. Larson was 59 years old and was born in Edwards, CA. Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Kathleen M "Kat"'s life.
History
Edwards Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located on the border of Kern County, California County and Los Angeles County, California in the Antelope Valley. Edwards has been an air base since 1933, when a cadre arrived from March AFB Field in Riverside, California to lay out a bombing range for bomb crews and to set up tents. It is six nautical miles (11 km) southwest of the central business district of North Edwards, California and 7 miles (11 km) due east of Rosamond, California It is named in memory of US Air Force test pilot Glen Edwards (pilot) Edwards, who died at the base while testing the YB-49 Flying Wing.
Originally known as the Muroc Army Air Field, the base was renamed on December 8 1949 in memory of US Air Force test pilot Glen Edwards (pilot) Edwards (1918-48), who died 18 months earlier while testing the Northrop YB-49 flying wing. Previous names of Edwards AFB were: * Muroc Lake Bombing and Gunnery Range, Sep 1933 * Army Air Base, Muroc Lake, 23 Jul 1942 * Army Air Base, Muroc, 2 Sep 1942 * Muroc Army Airfield, 8 Nov 1943 * Muroc Air Force Base, 12 Feb 1948. It has long been a home for flight research and testing and has subsequently been home to many of aviation's most important and daring research flights.
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