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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DLJ_crowley-lake_Mammoth-Lakes-CA.html
Crowley Lake, widely known for its trout fishing, has yielded more than 40 tons of fish the first week of fishing season. It was named for Father Crowley, a beloved Catholic priest. who traveled this area extensively.
The White Mountain Range, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14EC_the-mammoth-consolidated-gold-mine_Mammoth-Lakes-CA.html
Mammoth's famous gold mining boom began in 1877 and ended abruptly in 1881 when the Mammoth Mining Company's property was sold at a sheriff's sale. Miners have contributed to prospect and mine Red Mountain on a small scale to this day. In 1927 the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14B0_dave-mccoy_Mammoth-Lakes-CA.html
Pioneering Eastern Sierra skier, visionary and entrepreneur, Dave McCoy's passion for skiing began in high school and soon thereafter he joined the Eastern Sierra Ski Culb. In 1936, Dave was hired by Ladwp as a hydrographer, conducting snow survey…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXSO_temple-of-folly_Mammoth-Lakes-CA.html
During the heyday of Lake Mining District (1877-1881) there emerged one premiere drinking establishment - The Temple of Folly. It was the brainchild of Andrew J Murphy, who in October 1879 purchased the clothing store of Reinstien & Wolf, located …
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/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/HMD3B_convict-lake_Mammoth-Lakes-CA.html
Convict Lake and Creek are so named as the result of an encounter here September 17, 1871, between Robert Morrison, Benton Merchant and member of a posse of citizens, and three convicts who had escaped from the Carson City, Nevada, State Penitenti…