Mono Mills, California
Mono Mills | |
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Former settlement | |
Not much remains of Mono Mills | |
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Coordinates: 37°53′15″N 118°57′34″W / 37.88750°N 118.95944°W / 37.88750; -118.95944Coordinates: 37°53′15″N 118°57′34″W / 37.88750°N 118.95944°W / 37.88750; -118.95944 | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Mono County |
Elevation[1] | 7,356 ft (2,242 m) |
Mono Mills (also, Mono)[2] is a ghost town[3] in Mono County, California.[1] It is located 9.5 miles (15 km) east-southeast of Lee Vining,[2] at an elevation of 7356 feet (2242 m).[1] Mono Mills has nearly vanished. Its site is along California State Route 120, 9.1 miles (15 km) east from the junction with U.S. Route 395.[3]
Mono Mills started as a lumber camp that supplied Bodie's mines.[2] The first sawmill was built in 1880.[2] In 1881, a narrow-gauge railroad, Bodie & Benton Railway, was built from Mono Mills to Bodie.[3] At its peak, Mono Mills shipped almost 45,000 cords of wood per year.[3]
References
^ abc U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mono Mills, California
^ abcd Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1186. ISBN 1-884995-14-4..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ abcd Varney, Philip; Drew, John and Susan (2001). Ghost Towns of Northern California: Your Guide to Ghost Towns & Historic Mining Camps. Stillwater, Minnesota: Voyageur Press. p. 135. ISBN 0896584445.
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