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Town of Mammoth Lakes past Old Mammoth to Lake Mary Road
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Other articles:
• California Highway 203:
at Old Mammoth;
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Junction: California Highway 203, Main Street
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
201109081105;
Locations:
Valentine Reserve Ecological Study Area.
 Entrance of Valentine Reserve.
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Valentine Eastern Sierra Reserve
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
201109081121;
Locations:
Mill City.
 The largest thing remaining at Mill City.
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Mill City Trailhead
Grave near Mill City. |
Mill City trailhead. |
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
8 Sep 2011;
Locations:
Mammoth Rock.
 Mammoth Rock from Panorama Dome.
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Mammoth Rock Trailhead.
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Other articles:
• Field Notes:
8 Sep 2011;
 Plaque for Mammoth City
 Mammoth City
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Mammoth City
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Mammoth City
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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 center for the nearby, smaller camps of Pine City, Mill City, and Mineral Park -- is said to have has 22 saloons, 13 stores, 2 breweries, 2 livery stables, 5 restaurants, and 2 newspapers. Remember that a ten foot square tent or shack plus a barrel of whiskey were all that was needed to make a "saloon." The Mammoth Mining Company shut down permanently during the severe winter of 1878-80 causing a mass exodus of residents. A daily news report stated "twenty pairs of showshoes, each with a man on top, left this morning."
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Plaque Dedicated September 8, 1984
Bodie Chapter No. 64
E Clampus Vitus
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Other articles:
• Lake Mary Road:
at Old Mammoth Road;
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Junction: Lake Mary Road
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