Hodge, CA: Erin Brockovich Country Women's Tri-Blend Tee

Part of Our Route 66 Everytown Collection | Hodge Edition

Hodge, California: Erin Brockovich Country

Hodge is a small unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California, where Route 66 runs beside the railroad and the Mojave River between Barstow and Victorville. Today the old road here is signed National Trails Highway, a reminder of the route's earlier life as the National Old Trails Road.

Step into the Mojave River stretch of Route 66 with a soft women's tri-blend tee for Hodge, the desert stop that nods to nearby Hinkley's Erin Brockovich story.

Part of the Route 66 Everytown Collection: one tee for every town that ever called the road home. Start with Hodge, then collect the entire route.

T-Shirt Details & Features

Next Level 6710 women's tri-blend tee with a slim, feminine fit (see size chart in product image gallery)
50% polyester, 25% combed ring-spun cotton, 25% rayon for a soft, lightweight drape
Crew neck with a tear-away label for comfort
Available in sizes S–2XL
Printed in the USA
Free U.S. shipping on orders of $25 or more, applied automatically!

About Hodge, California: A Mojave River Stop Near Hinkley

The railroad reached this stretch of the Mojave River in the 1880s, and the siding went by earlier names including Cottonwood and Hicks. Gilbert Hodge homesteaded along the river in 1911. According to the Heritage of the Mojave River Valley, the community was named in 1925 to honor pioneer settlers Gilbert and Robert Hodge.

The National Old Trails Road followed the Santa Fe tracks through Hodge and became part of U.S. Route 66 in 1926. The Hodge Route 66 guide traces how the paved two-lane carried travelers between Barstow and Victorville until Interstate 15 bypassed it in the mid-1960s.

The motto points just up the road. PG&E's Hinkley Compressor Station sits about two miles southeast of Hinkley, a short drive north of Hodge by way of Hinkley Road. The Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board reports that the station used hexavalent chromium in cooling-tower water from 1952 to 1966 and that wastewater from unlined ponds reached the groundwater. The board continues to oversee the cleanup.

In 1996 PG&E agreed to pay $333 million to settle claims brought by Hinkley residents, as the Los Angeles Times reported. Erin Brockovich's work on the case later inspired the 2000 film that carries her name. Hodge itself was not the site of the case; the motto is a regional nod to its famous neighbor.

Keep rolling along the Mojave River with our unisex tees for Lenwood and Barstow to the east or Helendale and Oro Grande to the south. Prefer a classic fit? Pick up our unisex Hodge tee.

Care Instructions

Machine wash: cold (max 86°F / 30°C)
Tumble dry: low heat
Non-chlorine bleach as needed
Iron: low heat
Do NOT dry clean

Bring a piece of Hodge home. Wear a piece of the Mother Road's history. Add this tee to your cart, then explore every California town on Route 66.