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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QUL_the-mule_Bishop-CA.html
A hybrid offspring of a male donkey, commonly known as a jackass and a female horse. Characterized by long ears, a braying voice and short mane, this patient and sure footed animal has been used as a beast of burden throughout the world. Its si…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HIM_whiskey-creek-history_Bishop-CA.html
The Kittie Lee Inn was built in 1924 and was considered to be the height of luxury. During Hollywood’s heyday of filming movies in the High Sierra, almost all of the great stars stayed here at one time or another. Will Rogers, Randolph Scott, Ho…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HIL_atlas-copco-mucker_Bishop-CA.html
This historic mining artifact is known as a track mucking machine. It dates back to the 1960s and was used by Union Carbide Corporation at the nearby Pine Creek Tungsten mine 20 miles North West of Bishop. During World War II and for some years af…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HIC_slim-princess_Bishop-CA.html
The Slim Princess “Engine 9” was built in 1909 and first saw service on the 36 inch narrow gauge rails (standard gauge is 4 feet 8 ½ inches) of the Nevada, California and Oregon Railroad. It came to the Mina Branch of the Southern…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HI8_the-ernest-kinney-teamster-family-mural_Bishop-CA.html
First Panel Left: Logging at Mono Mills Circa 1850-1910 This mural illustrates the Kinneys and Summers (Ernest’s grandmother was a Summers) hauling logs. The rig with the big wheels called “Michigan Wheels” is dragging the timber to…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HI6_history-of-dangerous-arrest_Bishop-CA.html
The Shooting For the first time in many months the peace and calm of the town were disturbed by a succession of pistols shots last Saturday night. The shots were fired by Officer Plumley in arresting one Phillip Staiger for disorderly conduct and …
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/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, …
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