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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6NO_laws-station_Bishop-CA.html
In 1883 the Carson & Colorado Railroad was built between Mound House (Near Carson City, Nevada) through Laws to Keeler, California. A distance of 300 miles. Laws Station was named in honor of Mr. R.J. Laws, Assistant Superintendent of the railroad…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3PU_power-for-the-diggins_Bishop-CA.html
With the discovery of gold and silver in Nevada at Goldfield and Tonopah, the need for electric power for mining operations was fulfilled in September, 1905, by construction of a hydro-electric plant on Bishop Creek, which supplied 1,300 kilowatts…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3PJ_bishop-creek-battleground_Bishop-CA.html
On April 6, 1862, a battle took place around this site between newly arrived citizens of the Owens River Valley and the Paiute and Shoshone Indians, original inhabitants of the land. The reason for this battle is lost in obscurity, but brave men o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3P8_san-francis-ranch_Bishop-CA.html
In 1861, Samuel A. Bishop, his wife and party left Fort Tejon for the Owens Valley driving 650 head of stock. On August 22, Bishop reached a creek later named for him and southwest of this spot, established San Francis Ranch. There a peace treaty …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1C1_owensville_Bishop-CA.html
The first white man's settlement in northern Owens Valley was built here in 1861 and two years later prospectors named it Owensville. It thrived for some time but in 1864, as mining in the White Mts. petered out the miners moved on to better diggi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1C0_pine-creek-mine_Bishop-CA.html
West of this spot, gold was discovered in the Pine Creek drainage by Civil War veterans. It was not until April, 1916, when tungsten was discovered by four men: O.E. Vaughn, A.E. & C.C. Beauregard, and James Sproul on their claims, Blizzard 1, 2, …