Boron, Town of, California

The town of Boron is unusual as it is located between the world's largest Borax mine, visible to the north, and one of the nation's largest rocket test areas, visible on the hill to the south. The town is a sort of fulcrum, between forces boring downward (the mine), and forces straining upward (the rocket engines bolted to the hillside). The town of Boron was built to house workers at the mine.