▁the ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁around - the - world ▁flight ▁of ▁the ▁R ut an ▁Vo y ager . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Orig ins ▁ ▁A ▁water ▁stop ▁on ▁the ▁Santa ▁Fe ▁Rail road ▁since ▁ 1 8 8 2 , ▁the ▁site ▁was ▁largely ▁un sett led ▁until ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁Ralph , ▁Cl iff ord ▁and ▁E ff ie ▁Cor um ▁built ▁a ▁hom est ead ▁on ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁Rog ers ▁Lake . ▁The ▁Cor ums ▁proved ▁instrument al ▁in ▁attract ing ▁other ▁sett lers ▁and ▁building ▁infrastr ucture ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁and ▁when ▁a ▁post ▁office ▁was ▁commission ed ▁for ▁the ▁area , ▁they ▁named ▁it ▁M uro c , ▁a ▁revers al ▁of ▁the ▁Cor um ▁name , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁a ▁town ▁named ▁Cor am . ▁ ▁Cons cious ▁that ▁March ▁Field ▁was ▁located ▁in ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁increasing ▁growth ▁in ▁R ivers ide ▁County , ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁bomb ing ▁and ▁g unn ery ▁ranges ▁for ▁his ▁units , ▁base ▁and ▁ 1 st ▁Wing ▁commander ▁Lieutenant ▁Colonel ▁Henry ▁H . ▁" H ap " ▁Arnold ▁began ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁acqu iring ▁land ▁next ▁to ▁M uro c ▁D ry ▁Lake ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁bomb ing ▁range ▁away ▁from ▁populated ▁areas ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 3 2 ; ▁the ▁last ▁tract ▁was ▁not ▁acquired ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁The ▁facility ▁established ▁to ▁support