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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXSN_margaret-emmett-hayden-cabin_Mammoth-Lakes-CA.html
This authentic log cabin was handcrafted by Mammoth Lakes pioneer Emmett Hayden from 1927 to 1938. The cabin was one of the first summer home permits issued by the United States Forest Service. Now a historical Museum, the Hayden Cabin is testimon…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXSM_old-mammoth-saloon_Mammoth-Lakes-CA.html
This historic building was originally built in Old Mammoth as a saloon. In 1914 the building was dismantled and moved to the Longears Ranch on the Owens River and reassembled as a line shack. The building was discovered empty and in disrepair i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXSL_owens-valley_Bishop-CA.html
extended from Bishop south for 100 miles. The valley was inhabited by Indians for many years. Joseph Walker in 1833 was the first white man to discover the valley. In 1845 John C. Fremont named the valley, a river and a lake, after Richard Owens, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXSK_old-french-trail_Mammoth-Lakes-CA.html
West of this site was the eastern end of the Old French Trail (Fresno Flats Trail)/ Built by J.S. French, it was 54 miles long and a vital east-west route for supplies, mail, equipment and pioneers through the Sierra mountains. It connected the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXS9_mammoth-city_Mammoth-Lakes-CA.html
On this site, opposite colorful Mineral Hill (now known as Red Mountain) where the Mammoth mines are located, stood the town of Mammoth City. In this gulch during 1878-79 sprouted a mining camp of perhaps a thousand people. Mammoth City - the cent…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXS5_the-tavern_Mammoth-Lakes-CA.html
The first resort facility in "New Mammoth" opened in spring 1938 by entrepreneur and pioneer residents - Frank Penny, Jr. and wife (Nora "Bob" Penny). Known as Penney's Tavern, it would serve as the social center of the town of Mammoth Lakes for o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXS2_june-lake-mining-district_June-Lake-CA.html
Near this site was located June Lake's first and only commercial mining venture organized in 1924. The district was composed of ten mines or claims, which produced high-grade ore of zinc, lead and silver. During its heyday, the mines employed 1…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXS1_wells-fargo-agency-and-general-store_Benton-CA.html
This old building has listened to the sounds of civilization passing it's door for 100 years. The sound of miner, horse and oxen, wagon and stagecoach, auto and plane have all contributed to this symphony of a century. This building has never been…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXQQ_mono-mills_Johnstown-CA.html
To meet the ever increasing demand for lumber and cord wood the Bodie Railway and Lumber Company was formed in February 1881. Timber was harvested from various tracts to the south. It was milled at this site and then shipped to Bodie on the railro…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXQP_grave-of-the-unknown-prospector_Johnstown-CA.html
On this site is the grave of the unknown prospector. A reminder of the great sacrifices made by our ancestors, who explored and settled the western frontier, and especially to the memory of each and all of the pioneers of Mono County, whose restin…
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