Old Mammoth Road

Eastern Mojave Vegetation	Old Mammoth Road, Mono County, California
	Tom Schweich

Town of Mammoth Lakes past Old Mammoth to Lake Mary Road

Other articles:
• California Highway 203: at Old Mammoth;

Junction: California Highway 203, Main Street

Other articles:
• Field Notes: 201109081105;

Locations: Valentine Reserve Ecological Study Area.
Entrance of Valentine Reserve.

Valentine Eastern Sierra Reserve

Other articles:
• Field Notes: 201109081121;

Locations: Mill City.
The largest thing remaining at Mill City.

Mill City Trailhead

Grave near Mill City.

Mill City trailhead.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: 8 Sep 2011;

Locations: Mammoth Rock.
Mammoth Rock from Panorama Dome.

Mammoth Rock Trailhead.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: 8 Sep 2011;
Plaque for Mammoth City
Mammoth City

Mammoth City

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."

Plaque Dedicated September 8, 1984
Bodie Chapter No. 64
E Clampus Vitus

Other articles:
• Lake Mary Road: at Old Mammoth Road;

Junction: Lake Mary Road

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Date and time this article was prepared: 2/28/2021 9:19:04 AM