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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DLQ_dolomite-mine_Lone-Pine-CA.html
In 1862 this high quality deposit of dolomitic limestone was discovered. Its remorte location delayed development until 1883, when the Carson & Colorado Railroad was constructed. In 1885, Drew Haven Dunn filed a mining claim and the Inyo Marble Co…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DLP_owens-lake-silver-lead-furnace_Lone-Pine-CA.html
The Owens Lake Silver-Lead Furnace and Mill was built here by Col. Sherman Stevens in 1869 and used until March 1874. James Brady assumed its operation in 1870 for the Silver-Lead Company and built the town of Swansea. During the next few years th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DLO_owens-lake-dust-mitigation-program_Keeler-CA.html
Owens Lake was once over 300 feet deep and part of a large ancient freshwater lake. As the climate changed over centuries, the lake began to dry up leaving behind concentrated minerals and salts. By 1905, diversion of water by farmers in the Owens…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DLN_keeler_Keeler-CA.html
From Mound House, Nevada, narrow gauge rails of the Carson & Colorado Railroad reached this site in 1883. Cerro Gordo and other mines faltered, the rail line fell on hard times, so plans to extend the line to Mojave were abandoned, leaving Keeler …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DLM_kearsarge-station_Bishop-CA.html
Built originally as a stagecoach depot in 1866, it evolved into a railroad station in 1883 to carry freight and passengers on the Carson & Colorado Railroad line, known locally as the "Slim Princess". It served the Independence community from 1883…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DLL_the-little-kittie-inn_Bishop-CA.html
In August 1924 Matt Wilkenson opened the Kittie Lee Inn, which was named for his daughter. When William R. Whorff purchased it in 1925, the Kittie Lee became "the" place to stay for Hollywood's finest.
When Bishop Airport was a training center …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DLK_lynching-of-the-convicts_Bishop-CA.html
Near this location, on Oct. 1, 1871, escaped convicts Moses Black and Leander Morton were lynched by vigilantes to avenge the killing of Robert Morrison, a well liked Wells Fargo agent from Benton. Morrison was a member of the sheriff's posse who …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DLH_darwin_Darwin-CA.html
The town was named after Dr. E. Darwin French who explored the area in 1860 giving his name to the falls, canyon, and wash. First recorded mine, the Promontorio, was discovered by Rafael Cuervo October 1876. Darwin was the center of activity of th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DLG_padre-crowley-point_San-Francisco-CA.html
Father John J. CrowleyFrom the snowey heights ofthe Sierras beyond thedeep shadows of Death Valley,beloved and trusted by peopleof all faiths. He led themtoward life's wider horizons.He passed this way
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DLF_joshua-tree_San-Francisco-CA.html
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