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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/HM112J_james-stuart-cain_Iva-CA.html
Pioneer banker and mining man born in 1854 and moved to Carson City, Nevada, in 1875. Shortly thereafter he and Martha D. Wells of nearby Genoa were married and moved to Bodie where he engaged in lumber, freighting, banking, and mining operations.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXUL_mono-mills_June-Lake-CA.html
[The kiosk at Mono Mills displays a number of history panels that collectively illustrate the history of the Bodie Railway and Lumber Company.]
[Panel 1]The Need for WoodRich in Gold, Poor in WoodBodie, situated in the sagebrush hills north of …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXUK_carsons-camp_June-Lake-CA.html
Carson's Camp, first private resort in the June Lake Loop, was established by Roy Carson in 1916. The initial camp was in a tent "where fishing is always good". In 1919 his wife Nancy became camp cook and housekeeper. The first building on this si…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXT9_topaz-post-office_Coleville-CA.html
Near this location, records show establishment of a post office at Topaz, Mono County, California, February 20, 1885. Discontinued in 1922, it was re-established in June, 1926. Nearby could also be found a school, way-station, blacksmith shop, and…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXT7_flag-on-centennial-bluff_Coleville-CA.html
Commemorating the 75th Anniversaryof the placing of the pole and the raising of the flag on Centennial Bluff on July 4th 1876 by John ConnellWood Larson and the Cole brothers.1876 - 1951
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXT6_golden-gate-mine_Coleville-CA.html
The mine was discovered in 1903 and was owned and operated by various owners until 1939 when it ceased operations.
The total amount of bullion taken from this site is unknown. However, one owner did ship $12,000.00 in 1912. The gold vein was ra…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXT5_golden-gate-mine_Coleville-CA.html
[Side-bar, top left]General HistoryThis gold mining claim was first discovered in 1898 and expanded by further discoveries of "veins of minimal bearing quartz" in the following years. In 1900 J.E. Canter discovered 1500 linear feet by 600 feet wid…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXT0_avalanche-of-1911_Lee-Vining-CA.html
Not far from this site, in the early morning hours of March 7, 1911, a massive avalanche roared down the east slop of Copper Mountain and wiped out the town of Jordan. Eight people were killed including Robert Mason, the chief engineer of the powe…
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 …