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Victorville

California, United States
Also known as: Victor
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Victorville, city, San Bernardino county, southwestern California, U.S. Located nearly 100 miles (160 km) northeast of Los Angeles, it lies along the Mojave River in the Victor Valley at the edge of the Mojave Desert, just north of the San Bernardino Mountains. The settlement was founded in 1885 by the Santa Fe Railway. Originally named Victor for Jacob N. Victor, a railway official, the city changed its name (1901) because of confusion with the town...

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