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<h2>#0208 San Francis Ranch</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
3 mi SW of Bishop at intersection of Red Hill Rd and State Hwy 168<br /><br />Nothing remains of this site, as far as I know.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/37%C2%B021'40.7%22N+118%C2%B027'11.6%22W/@37.361308,-118.453223,1019m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">37.361308,-118.453223</a>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
Private plaque
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<h4>Plaque text:</h4>
San Francis Ranch<br /><br />In 1861, Samuel A. Bishop, his wife and party left Fort Tejon for the Owens Valley driving 650 head of stock. On August 22, Bishop reached a creek later named for him and southwest of this spot, established San Francis Ranch. There a peace treaty was signed by the settlers and the chiefs of the Paiute Indians.<br /><br />Dedicated June 22, 1985 Slim Princess Chapter 395 E Clampus Vitus
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Registered 6/20/1935
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Inyo County
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<h2>#0209 Site of Bend City</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
Mazourka Canyon Rd, 4.6 mi W of Independence<br /><br />I heard that faint remains of foundations can be seen on Mazourka Rd near the power lines. However, I couldn't find anything and it's a big desert. Photos taken at approximate location. <br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/36%C2%B048'20.1%22N+118%C2%B007'19.6%22W/@36.805587,-118.122104,1034m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">~36.805587,-118.122104</a>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
No plaque
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">OHP description:</span></h4>
Bend City, a population center in the middle 1860s, was designated as the seat of Coso County, but the county was never formed. It was here that the first county bridge across Owens River was constructed. The 1872 earthquake changed the course of Owens River, so the site of Bend City was near an empty ravine instead of on a river bank.
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Registered 6/20/1935
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<h2>#0211 Mayfield Canyon Battle Ground</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
Mayfield Canyon, 0.2 mi N of Farmer Wells Meadow Ranger Station, 1.5 mi NW from intersection of Pine Creek Rd and North Round Valley Rd, then 1.5 mi N on Ranger Station Rd to site<br /><br />The directions above are from the OHP. They aren't very clear. Mayfield Canyon is at the base of the mountains in the general vicinity of the center of these photos. Nothing remains at the site, as far as I know
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
No plaque
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">OHP description:</span></h4>
On April 8, 1862, a body of troopers and settlers entered Mayfield Canyon (named for one of the settlers) to fight the Indians supposed to be there. However, the Indians had evacuated the canyon so the group made camp at its mouth. The next day they went up the canyon again, but this time they were forced to retreat to Owens Valley.
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Registered 6/20/1935
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<h2>#0223 Site of Putnam's Cabin</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
139 Edwards St (Hwy 395), Independence<br /><br />Nothing remains of this site, as far as I know.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/36%C2%B048'10.8%22N+118%C2%B012'00.5%22W/@36.802987,-118.200136,1027m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">36.802987,-118.200136</a>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
State plaque
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<h4>Plaque text:</h4>
Putnam's Stone Cabin<br /><br />One hundred thirty feet west of this site, Charles Putnam built the first cabin of permanent habitation in what is now Inyo County in August 1861. The building served as a home, trading post, hospital, and "fort" for early settlers, as well as a survival point for travelers. It became the center of the settlement of "Putnam's", which five years later took the name "Independence".<br /><br />Plaque placed by the California State Park Commission in cooperation with the Eastern California Museum Association, Inc., January 12, 1964.
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Registered 6/20/1935
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<h2>#0229 Mary Austin's Home</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
253 Market St, Independence<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/36%C2%B048'06.2%22N+118%C2%B012'06.7%22W/@36.801711,-118.201847,1027m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">36.801711,-118.201847</a>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
State plaque
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<h4>Plaque text:</h4>
Mary Austin's Home<br />1868-1934<br /><br />"But if ever you come beyond the borders as far as the town that lies in a hill dimple at the foot of Kearsarge, never leave it until you have knocked at the door of the brown house under the willow-tree at the end of the village street, and there you shall have such news of the land, of its trails and what is astir in them, as one lover of it can give to another . . ." excerpt from The Land of Little Rain.<br /><br />California State Park Commission
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">OHP description:</span></h4>
Mary Austin, author of The Land of Little Rain and other volumes that picture the beauty of Owens Valley, lived in Independence. "But if ever you come beyond the borders as far as the town that lies in a hill dimple at the foot of Kearsarge, never leave it until you have knocked at the door of the brown house under the willow-tree at the end of the village street, and there you shall have such news of the land, of its trails and what is astir in them, as one lover of it can give to another . . ." excerpt from The Land of Little Rain.
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Registered 6/20/1935
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<h2>#0230 First Permanent White Habitation in Owens Valley</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
At intersection of State Hwy 6 (P.M. 3.9) and Silver Canyon Rd, 4 mi NE of Bishop <br /><br />Nothing remains of this site, as far as I know.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/37%C2%B023'58.6%22N+118%C2%B021'09.6%22W/@37.399601,-118.352653,1019m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">37.399601,-118.352653</a>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
Private plaque
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<h4>Plaque text:</h4>
Owensville<br /><br />The first white man's settlement in northern Owens Valley was built here in 1861 and two years later prospectors named it Owensville. It thrived for some time but in 1864, as mining in the White Mts. petered out the miners moved on to better diggings, leaving the town deserted.<br /><br />Dedicated June 11, 1977 Slim Princess Chapter E Clampus Vitus
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">OHP description:</span></h4>
In August of 1861, A. Van Fleet and three other men drove their cattle into Owens Valley and prepared to stay. A cabin of sod and stone was built at the big bend of the Owens River at the northern end of the valley.
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Registered 6/20/1935
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<h2>#0349 Camp Independence (Fort)</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
500 ft S of intersection of Miller Ln and Schabbell Ln, 3 mi NE of Independence<br /><br />Nothing remains of this site, as far as I know.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/36%C2%B049'59.6%22N+118%C2%B013'21.3%22W/@36.833219,-118.222583,1033m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">36.833219,-118.222583</a>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
Private plaque
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<h4>Plaque text:</h4>
Camp Independence<br /><br />At the request of settlers, Colonel George Evans led a military expedition to this site on July 4, 1862. Hence its name 'Independence.' Indian hostilities ceased and the camp closed. War again broke out in 1865 and the camp was reoccupied as Fort Independence until its abandonment in 1877. This fort made possible the early settlements in the Owens Valley.<br /><br />Dedicated June 13, 1981 Slim Princess Chapter No. 395 E Clampus Vitus
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Registered 10/9/1939
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Inyo County
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<h2>#0441 Burned Wagons Point</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
On State Hwy 190 (P.M. 85.9), Stovepipe Wells Village, Death Valley National Park<br /><br />Nothing remains of this site, as far as I know.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/36%C2%B036'24.3%22N+117%C2%B008'46.2%22W/@36.606745,-117.146155,1036m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">36.606745,-117.146155</a>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
State plaque
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<h4>Plaque text:</h4>
Burned Wagons Point<br /><br />Near this monument, the Jayhawker group of Death Valley '49ers, gold seekers from the Middle West who entered Death Valley in 1849 seeking a short route to the mines of central California, burned their wagons, dried the meat of some oxen and, with surviving animals, struggled westward on foot.<br /><br />Marker placed by California Centennials Commission. Base furnished by Death Valley 49'ers, Inc. Dedicated December 3, 1949.
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Registered 10/24/1949
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Inyo County
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<h2>#0442 Death Valley Gateway</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
State Hwy 190 (P.M. 111.8), 1.3 mi SE of Furnace Creek, Death Valley National Park<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/36%C2%B026'55.4%22N+116%C2%B051'09.2%22W/@36.448725,-116.852569,1038m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">36.448725,-116.852569</a>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
State plaque
<p></p>
<h4>Plaque text:</h4>
Death Valley 49ers Gateway<br /><br />Through this natural gateway the Death Valley Forty-niners. More than one hundred emigrants from the middle west seeking a shortcut to gold fields of central California, entered Death Valley in December, 1849. All suffered from thirst and starvation. Two contingents went southwest from here, the others proceeded northward seeking an escape from region.<br /><br />Marker placed by California Centennials Commission. Base furnished by Death Valley 49ers, Inc. Dedicated December 3, 1949
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Registered 10/24/1949
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Inyo County
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<h2>#0443 Valley Wells</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
Trona Wildrose Rd at Valley Wells Rd, 5.5 mi NE of Trona <br /><br />Nothing remains at this site, as far as I know.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/35%C2%B049'46.1%22N+117%C2%B020'18.1%22W/@35.82947,-117.338362,1047m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">35.82947,-117.338362</a>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
State plaque
<p></p>
<h4>Plaque text:</h4>
Valley Wells<br /><br />In this area, several groups of midwestern emigrants, who had escaped from hazards and privations in Death Valley in 1849 sought to secure water from Searles Lake. They turned northward and westward in despair when they discovered its salty nature, and with great difficulty crossed the Argus and other mountains to reach settlements of Central and Southern California.<br /><br />Marker placed by California Centennials Commission. Base furnished by Death Valley 49ers, Inc. Dedicated December 3, 1949.
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Registered 10/24/1949
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<h2>#0444 Bennett-Arcane Long Camp</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
From State Hwy 190 (P.M. 111.8), go approx 16 mi S of intersection of Badwater Rd and Westside Rd, on Westside Rd, Death Valley National Park<br /><br />This is one of the more remote plaques. Westside Rd is all dirt. Nothing remains at the site, as far as I know.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/36%C2%B009'48.3%22N+116%C2%B051'48.0%22W/@36.16342,-116.863332,1042m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">36.16342,-116.863332</a>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
State plaque
<p></p>
<h4>Plaque text:</h4>
Bennett's Long Camp<br /><br />Near this spot the Bennett-Arcane contingent of the Death Valley forty-niners, emigrants from the Middle West seeking a shortcut to California gold fields, were stranded for a month and almost perished from starvation. William Lewis Manley and John Rogers, young members of the party, made a heroic journey on foot to San Fernando and, returning with supplies, led the party to the safety of San Francisquito Rancho near Newhall.<br /><br />Marker placed by California Centennials Commission. Base furnished by Death Valley 49ers, Inc. Dedicated December 3, 1949.<br />
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Registered 10/24/1949
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<h2>#0507 Grave of 1872 Earthquake Victims</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
200 ft W of State Hwy 395 (P.M. 58. 7), 0.9 mi N of Lone Pine<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/36%C2%B037'06.1%22N+118%C2%B004'07.2%22W/@36.618367,-118.068675,1036m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">36.618367,-118.068675</a>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
Private plaque
<p></p>
<h4>Plaque text:</h4>
Disaster in 1872<br /><br />On the date of March 26, 1872, an earthquake of major proportions shook Owens Valley and nearly destroyed the town of Lone Pine. Twenty seven persons were killed. In addition to single burials, 16 of the victims were interred in a common grave enclosed by this fence.
<p></p>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">OHP description:</span></h4>
On March 26, 1872, a major earthquake shook Owens Valley, nearly destroying the town of Lone Pine. About fourteen of its victims (the exact number is not known) were interred in a common grave, enclosed by this fence.
<p></p>
Registered 7/31/1953
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<h2>#0537 Cottonwood Charcoal Kilns</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
1.0 mi E of State Hwy 395 (P.M. 44.5), 7 mi N of Cartago<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/36%C2%B024'54.6%22N+118%C2%B000'43.1%22W/@36.415176,-118.011967,1039m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">36.415176,-118.011967</a>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
Private plaque locate just E of 395 on the road to the kilns<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/36%C2%B025'04.4%22N+118%C2%B001'41.7%22W/@36.41788,-118.028252,1039m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">36.417880,-118.028252</a>
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<h4>Plaque text:</h4>
"Cottonwood Charcoal Kilns"<br /><br />In June 1873 Colonel Sherman Stevens built a sawmill and flume on Cottonwood Creek high in the Sierras directly west of this spot. The flume connected with the Los Angeles Bullion Road. The lumber from the flume was used for timbering in the mine and buildings, and the wood was turned into charcoal in these kilns, then hauled to Steven's Wharf east of here on Owens Lake. There it was put on the Steamer "Bessie Brady," or the "Mollie Stevens," hailed directly across the lake, and from there wagons tool it up the "Yellow Grade" to Cerro Gordo Mine high in the Inyo Mountains above Keeler. M. W. Belshaw's Furnaces had used all available wood around the Cerro Gordo and the charcoal was necessary to continue production. <br /><br />The bullion which was then taken out by the reverse of this route was hauled to Los Angeles on Remi Nadeau's 14, 16, 18 animal freight wagons and played a major part in the building of that little pueblo unto the city it is today.<br />
<h4>Plaque addendum text:</h4>
Plaque originally dedicated in 1955 by the California Eastern Sierra Museum Association. Plaque stolen in 1970. Recovered by Inyo County Sheriffs Dept. Rededicated May 15, 1976<br /><br />Slim Princess Chapter No. 395 E Clampus Vitus<br />
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Registered 9/14/1955
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<h2>#0752 Furnace of the Owens Lake Silver-Lead Company</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
300 ft W of State Hwy 136 (P.M. 9.5), 3.1 mi NW of Keeler<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/36%C2%B031'26.8%22N+117%C2%B054'20.2%22W/@36.524105,-117.905625,1037m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">36.524105,-117.905625</a>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
State plaque
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<h4>Plaque text:</h4>
Owens Lake Silver-Lead Furnace<br /><br />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 the output of this furnace and another at Cerro Gordo was around 150 bars of silver ever 24 hours, each weighing 83 pounds.<br /><br />Plaque placed by the California State Park Commission in cooperation with the Eastern California Museam Association, November 5, 1961.
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Registered 12/22/1960
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<h2>#0773 Old Harmony Borax Works</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
State Hwy 190 (P.M. 109.1), 1.4 mi N of Furnace Creek, Death Valley National Park<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/36%C2%B028'48.0%22N+116%C2%B052'11.1%22W/@36.479998,-116.869753,1038m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">36.479998,-116.869753</a>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
State plaque
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<h4>Plaque text:</h4>
Old Harmony Borax Works<br /><br />On the marsh near this point borax was discovered in 1881 by Aaron Winters who later sold his holdings to W. T. Coleman of San Francisco. In 1882 Coleman built the Harmony Borax Works and commissioned his superintendent J. W. S. Perry, to design wagons and locate a suitable route to Mojave. The work of gathering the ore (called cottonball) was done by Chinese workmen. From this point processed borax was transported 165 miles by twenty mule team to the railroad until 1889.<br /><br />Plaque placed by the California State Park Commission, Death Valley '49ers, Inc. and the National Park Service, November 10, 1962.<br />
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Registered 8/16/1962
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<h2>#0796 Farley's Olancha Mill Site</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
Mill was on Olancha Creek, about 1 mile W of the 395. Nothing remains at the site, as far as I know.<br />
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
State plaque located at State Hwy 395 (P.M. 34.1), at Fall Rd, 0.6 mi S of Olancha <br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/36%C2%B016'29.8%22N+118%C2%B000'10.3%22W/@36.274937,-118.002874,1041m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">36.274937,-118.002874</a>
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<h4>Plaque text:</h4>
Farley's Olancha Mill<br /><br />M.H. Farley, working for the Silver Mountain Mining Company in the Coso Mountains, conceived the idea in 1860 of building a processing mill on a creek that flowed into Owens Lake. He explored and named Olancha Pass that year, and completed the first mill and furnace in the Owens River Valley by December of 1862. It was located on Olancha Creek about one mile west of this marker.<br /><br />Plaque placed by the California State Park Commission in cooperation with the Southern Inyo Chamber of Commerce, January 30, 1965.
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Registered 9/16/1964
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<h2>#0811 Bishop Creek Battleground</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
SE corner of the intersection of State Hwy 168 (P.M. 13.0) and E Bishop Creek Rd, 5.2 mi SW of Bishop <br /><br />Nothing remains of this site, as far as I know.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/37%C2%B020'29.3%22N+118%C2%B028'52.3%22W/@37.3414722,-118.4833757,1020m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">37.341468,-118.481187</a>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
State plaque
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<h4>Plaque text:</h4>
Bishop Creek Battleground<br /><br />On April 6, 1862, a battle took place around this site between newly arrived citizens of the Owens River Valley and the Paiute and Shoshone Indians, original inhabitants of the land. The reason for this battle is lost but brave men on both sides died here for a cause which they held inviolate.<br /><br />Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the California Historical Landmarks Advisory Committee and the Eastern California Museum Association, Inc., September 4, 1966.
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Registered 10/30/1965
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<h2>#0826 Old Stovepipe Wells</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
From Scotty's Castle Rd, go 0.7 mi e on Stovepipe Wells Rd, Death Valley National Park<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/36%C2%B039'32.6%22N+117%C2%B004'46.3%22W/@36.659058,-117.07954,1035m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">36.659058,-117.07954</a>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
State plaque incorrectly lists the site as #726.<br />
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<h4>Plaque text:</h4>
Old Stovepipe Wells<br /><br />This waterhole, the only one in the sand dune area of Death Valley, was at the junction of the two Indian trails. During the bonanza days of Rhyolite and Skidoo, it was the only known water source on the cross-valley road. When sand obscured the spot, a length of stovepipe was inserted as a marker, hence its unique name.<br /><br />Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the National Park Service and the Death Valley '49ers Inc. November 10, 1968.
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Registered 8/7/1968
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<h2>#0848 Eichbaum Toll Road</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
On State Hwy 190 (P.M. 85.83), Stovepipe Wells Village, Death Valley National Park<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/36%C2%B036'19.8%22N+117%C2%B008'50.9%22W/@36.605497,-117.147473,1036m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">36.605497,-117.147473</a>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
State plaque
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<h4>Plaque text:</h4>
Eichbaum Toll Road<br /><br />In 1926, H. W. Eichbaum obtained a franchise for a toll road from Darwin Falls to Stovepipe Wells, the first maintained road into the Valley from the west. It changed the area's economic base from mining to tourism and brought about the creation of Death Valley National Monument seven years later.<br /><br />Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the Death Valley '49ers, Inc., November 12, 1971.
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Registered 5/19/1971
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<h2>#0850 Manzanar Relocation Center</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
200 ft W of State Hwy 395 (P.M. 673), 9.6 mi N of Lone Pine<br /><br />Plaque and site are located on the Manzanar National Historic Site. Access restricted to operating hours.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/36%C2%B043'40.8%22N+118%C2%B008'51.0%22W/@36.72799,-118.147495,1035m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">36.72799,-118.147495</a>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
State plaque
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque text:</span></h4>
Manzanar<br /><br />In the early part of World War II, 110,000 persons of Japanese ancestry were interned in relocation centers by Executive Order No. 9066 issued February 19, 1942. Manzanar, the first of ten such concentration camps, was bounded by barbed wire and guard towers. It confined ten thousand persons, the majority of them American citizens. May the injustices and humiliation suffered here as a result of hysteria, racism, and economic exploitation never emerge again.<br /><br />Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the Manzanar Committee and the Japanese American Citizens League, April 14, 1973.
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Registered 1/20/1972
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<h2>#0934 Temporary Detention Camps for Japanese Americans - Manzanar Assembly Center</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
200 ft W of State Hwy 395 (P.M. 673), 9.6 mi N of Lone Pine<br /><br />This site is essentially the same as #850. <br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/36%C2%B043'40.8%22N+118%C2%B008'51.0%22W/@36.72799,-118.147495,1035m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">36.72799,-118.147495</a>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
No plaque specifically for #934, but there is a plaque for #850 which commemorates essentially the same thing.
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">OHP description:</span></h4>
In the early part of World War II, 110,000 persons of Japanese ancestry were interned in relocation centers by Executive Order No. 9066 issued February 19, 1942. Manzanar, the first of ten such concentration camps, was bounded by barbed wire and guard towers. It confined ten thousand persons, the majority of them American citizens. May the injustices and humiliation suffered here as a result of hysteria, racism, and economic exploitation never emerge again.
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Registered 5/13/1980
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<h2>#0953 Laws Narrow Gauge Railroad Station and Yard</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
Silver Canyon Rd (Inyo County Rd), on old town of Laws, 4 mi NE of Bishop<br /><br />Plaque and site are on privately owned land and restricted to operating hours.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/37%C2%B024'01.6%22N+118%C2%B020'47.4%22W/@37.400448,-118.346497,1025m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">37.400448,-118.346497</a>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
State Plaque and Private plaque<br />
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<h4>State paque text:</h4>
Laws Station <br /><br />In 1883, the Carson & Colorado Railroad was built between Mound House (near Carson City, Nevada) through Laws to Keeler, California, a distance of 300 miles. Laws Station was named in honor of Mr. R. J. Laws, Assistant Superintendent of the railroad. Between 1883 and about 1915, this railroad provided the only dependable means of transportation in and out of Owens Valley. Train service was stopped on April 30, 1960.<br /><br />Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the Bishop Museum and Historical Society April 1, 1983.<br />
<h4>Private plaque text:</h4>
Laws<br /><br />In 1883 the Carson and Colorado "Railway" Co. completed the building of the narrow gauge line from Mound House Nevada to Laws, which was originally called Bishop Station. Laws was named in honor of R.J. Laws, assistant superintendent of the railroad. The Southern Pacific Co. took over the line in 1900 and the train through the valley was locally dubbed "the slim princess." The last train ran on April 30, 1960.<br /><br />Dedicated June 17, 1972 "Slim Princess" Chapter E Clampus Vitus. Inyo County Bourd of Supervisors
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Registered 1/14/1983