Interview: Charlie Callagan discusses how Death Valley got its name

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ALEX CHADWICK
NPR Special
03-03-2005
Interview: Charlie Callagan discusses how Death Valley got its name

Host: ALEX CHADWICK
Time: 4:00-5:00 PM

ALEX CHADWICK, host:

Coming up on DAY TO DAY, California's Death Valley, where record rainfall this winter has created an explosion of blooming wildflowers in the desert. Charlie Callagan is a park ranger and naturalist who's lived and worked in Death Valley for 15 years.

Well, where's the name `Death Valley' come from? Why Death Valley?

Mr. CHARLIE CALLAGAN (Park Ranger and Naturalist): It's a harsh name, isn't it? You have to go all the way back to ...

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