California Historical Landmarks in Inyo County
Table:
Landmark name	Location	City or town

209	Bend City	Mazourka Canyon Rd . 36°49′09″N 118°07′50″W / 36.819167°N 118.130556°W / 36.819167 ; -118.130556 ( Bend City )	Independence

444	Bennett-Arcane Long Camp	Death Valley National Park 36°09′48″N 116°51′48″W / 36.163404°N 116.863351°W / 36.163404 ; -116.863351 ( Bennett-Arcane Long Camp )

811	Bishop Creek Battleground	State Hwy 168 and Bishop Creek Rd . 37°20′29″N 118°28′52″W / 37.341517°N 118.4812°W / 37.341517 ; -118.4812 ( Bishop Creek Battleground )	Bishop

441	Burned Wagons Point	Death Valley National Park 36°36′24″N 117°08′46″W / 36.606753°N 117.146181°W / 36.606753 ; -117.146181 ( Burned Wagons Point )	Stovepipe Wells

349	Camp Independence	Miller Ln . & Salvabell Ln . 36°49′59″N 118°13′21″W / 36.833183°N 118.222567°W / 36.833183 ; -118.222567 ( Camp Independence )	Independence , California

537	Cottonwood Charcoal Kilns	State Hwy 395 36°24′55″N 118°00′43″W / 36.4152°N 118.012033°W / 36.4152 ; -118.012033 ( Cottonwood Charcoal Kilns )	Cartago

442	Death Valley 49ers Gateway	California Route 190 , near Badwater Rd . 36°26′55″N 116°51′10″W / 36.448583°N 116.8527°W / 36.448583 ; -116.8527 ( Death Valley 49ers Gateway )	Furnace Creek

848	Eichbaum Toll Road	Death Valley National Park 36°36′20″N 117°08′51″W / 36.605501°N 117.147497°W / 36.605501 ; -117.147497 ( Eichbaum Toll Road )	Stovepipe Wells

796	Farley 's Olancha Mill Site	State Hwy 395 36°16′30″N 118°00′10″W / 36.274944°N 118.002900°W / 36.274944 ; -118.002900 ( Farley 's Olancha Mill Site )	Olancha

752	Furnace of Owens Lake Silver-Lead Company	State Hwy 136 36°31′49″N 117°54′49″W / 36.53014°N 117.913556°W / 36.53014 ; -117.913556 ( Furnace of Owens Lake Silver-Lead Company )	Keeler

507	Grave of 1872 Earthquake Victims	State Hwy 395 36°37′06″N 118°04′07″W / 36.61835°N 118.068517°W / 36.61835 ; -118.068517 ( Grave of 1872 Earthquake Victims )	Lone Pine

953	Laws Station	Silver Canyon Rd . 37°24′04″N 118°20′46″W / 37.401°N 118.346°W / 37.401 ; -118.346 ( Laws Station )	Bishop

850	Manzanar Relocation Center	State Hwy 395 36°43′34″N 118°08′41″W / 36.7262°N 118.144783°W / 36.7262 ; -118.144783 ( Manzanar Relocation Center )	Independence

229	Mary Austin 's Home	253 Market St. 36°48′06″N 118°12′07″W / 36.8017°N 118.2019°W / 36.8017 ; -118.2019 ( Mary Austin 's Home )	Independence

211	Mayfield Canyon Battlefield	Mayfield Canyon 37°26′49″N 118°38′14″W / 37.446876°N 118.637344°W / 37.446876 ; -118.637344 ( Mayfield Canyon Battlefield )	Bishop

773	Old Harmony Borax Works	Death Valley National Park 36°28′48″N 116°52′24″W / 36.48°N 116.873472°W / 36.48 ; -116.873472 ( Old Harmony Borax Works )	Furnace Creek

726	Old Stovepipe Wells	Death Valley National Park 36°39′33″N 117°04′44″W / 36.659167°N 117.078889°W / 36.659167 ; -117.078889 ( Old Stovepipe Wells )	Stovepipe Wells

230	Owensville	State Hwy 6 & Silver Canyon Rd . 37°23′59″N 118°21′09″W / 37.399600°N 118.352600°W / 37.399600 ; -118.352600 ( Owensville )	Bishop

223	Putnam 's Stone Cabin	139 Edwards St. 36°48′11″N 118°12′00″W / 36.802933°N 118.200033°W / 36.802933 ; -118.200033 ( Putnam 's Stone Cabin )	Independence

208	San Francis Ranch	Red Hill Rd . & State Hwy 168 37°21′41″N 118°27′12″W / 37.361317°N 118.4532°W / 37.361317 ; -118.4532 ( San Francis Ranch )	Bishop

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Bend City is a former settlement in Inyo County , California . It was located on the Owens River near the modern-day town of Kearsarge . Founded in the 1863 , Bend City was originally a mining camp . Bend City was the site of the first county bridge spanning the Owens River . The 1872 Lone Pine earthquake changed the course of the river away from the townsite , which had already declined . The site is now registered as California Historical Landmark # 209 .
Independence is a census-designated place in Inyo County , California . Independence is located 41 miles ( 66 km ) south-southeast of Bishop , at an elevation of 3930 feet ( 1198 m ) . It is the county seat of Inyo County , California . The population of this census-designated place was 669 at the 2010 census , up from 574 at the 2000 census .
Death Valley National Park is an American national park that straddles the California-Nevada border , east of the Sierra Nevada . The park boundaries include Death Valley , the northern section of Panamint Valley , the southern section of Eureka Valley , and most of Saline Valley . The park occupies an interface zone between the arid Great Basin and Mojave deserts , protecting the northwest corner of the Mojave Desert and its diverse environment of salt-flats , sand dunes , badlands , valleys , canyons , and mountains . Death Valley is the largest national park in the contiguous United States , and the hottest , driest and lowest of all the national parks in the United States . The second-lowest point in the Western Hemisphere is in Badwater Basin , which is 282 feet ( 86 m ) below sea level . Approximately 91% of the park is a designated wilderness area . The park is home to many species of plants and animals that have adapted to this harsh desert environment . Some examples include creosote bush , bighorn sheep , coyote , and the Death Valley pupfish , a survivor from much wetter times . UNESCO included Death Valley as the principal feature of its Mojave and Colorado Deserts Biosphere Reserve in 1984 . A series of Native American groups inhabited the area from as early as 7000 BC , most recently the Timbisha around 1000 AD who migrated between winter camps in the valleys and summer grounds in the mountains . A group of European-Americans , trapped in the valley in 1849 while looking for a shortcut to the gold fields of California , gave the valley its name , even though only one of their group died there . Several short-lived boom towns sprang up during the late 19th and early 20th centuries to mine gold and silver .
Battle of Bishop Creek was one of the early engagements of the Owens Valley Indian War fought on April 6 , 1862 along Bishop Creek , in what is now Inyo County , California . In 1861 , cattle were being driven over the Sierra Nevada Mountains to feed the mining boom town of Aurora . Some cattlemen had begun ranching nearby in the Owens Valley . The consequences of the disastrous winter caused by the Great Flood of 1862 and the encroachment of the cattle on the food supply of the Owens Valley Paiute led to the threat of starvation for them . They were forced to take cattle to feed themselves . This led to a conflict with these ranchers in several incidents . Despite a meeting and an attempt at peace between the two sides , that peace broke down in further incidents and broke into open warfare , that became known as the Owens Valley Indian War . Threatened settlers concentrated their herds 30 miles ( 48 km ) north of Owens Lake at the meadows on Oak Creek . They then sent messages for help to Aurora , then the county seat of nearby Mono County , and to Visalia , county seat of their own Tulare County , over the Sierra 's mountains , for help . William Mayfield led a band of Tulare County militiamen to the aid of the settlers there . John J. Kellogg , a former Army captain led 18 men from Aurora to aid the settlers . Following the arrival of these militia forces , they were combined with the local settlers under Colonel William Mayfield , as senior officer .
Bishop ( formerly Bishop Creek ) is a city in Inyo County , California , United States . Though Bishop is the only incorporated city and the largest populated place in Inyo County , the county seat is located in Independence . Bishop is located near the northern end of the Owens Valley , at an elevation of 4,150 feet ( 1,260 m ) . The town was named after Bishop Creek , flowing out of the Sierra Nevada ; the creek was named after Samuel Addison Bishop , a settler in the Owens Valley . Located near numerous tourist attractions , Bishop is a major resort town ; the town is a commercial and residential center , while many vacation destinations in the Sierra Nevada are located nearby . The population of the city was 3,879 at the 2010 census , up from 3,575 at the 2000 census . The population of the built-up zone containing Bishop is much larger , however . More than 14,500 people live in a compact area that includes Bishop , West Bishop , Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek , and the Bishop Reservation . It is by far the largest settlement in Inyo County . A number of western films were shot in Bishop , including movies starring John Wayne , Charlton Heston and Joel McCrea .
Burnt Wagons is a former settlement in Inyo County , California . It was located in Death Valley 7 miles ( 11 km ) northwest of Death Valley Junction . The name recalls the emigrants of 1849 who abandoned and burnt their wagons at the site . The site is now registered as California Historical Landmark # 441 . The monument 's plaque reads :
Stovepipe Wells is a small way-station in the northern part of Death Valley , in unincorporated community Inyo County , California .
Fort Independence , originally named Camp Independence , was a fort located in the Owens Valley , 3 miles ( 4.8 km ) north of present-day Independence , Inyo County , eastern California . The U.S. Army post was active from 1862 to 1877 .
Owens Lake is a mostly dry lake in the Owens Valley on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada in Inyo County , California . It is about 5 miles ( 8.0 km ) south of Lone Pine , California . Unlike most dry lakes in the Basin and Range Province that have been dry for thousands of years , Owens held significant water until 1913 , when much of the Owens River was diverted into the Los Angeles Aqueduct , causing Owens Lake to desiccate by 1926 . Today , some of the flow of the river has been restored , and the lake now contains some water . Nevertheless , as of 2013 , it is the largest single source of dust pollution in the United States .
Cartago ( formerly Carthage , Daniersburg , and Lakeville ) is a census-designated place in Inyo County , California , United States . Cartago is located on the west side of Owens Lake 3 miles ( 4.8 km ) north-northwest of Olancha , at an elevation of 3629 feet ( 1106 m ) . The population was 92 at the 2010 census , down from 109 at the 2000 census .
Furnace Creek is a census-designated place ( CDP ) in Inyo County , California . The population was 24 at the 2010 census , down from 31 at the 2000 census . The elevation of the village is 190 feet ( 58 m ) below sea level . Furnace Creek holds the record for the highest reliably recorded air temperature on Earth at 134 °F ( 56.7 °C ) on July 10 , 1913 , as well as the highest recorded natural ground surface temperature on Earth at 201 °F ( 93.9 °C ) on July 15 , 1972 . The visitor center , museum , and headquarters of the Death Valley National Park are located at Furnace Creek .
Olancha ( formerly , Olanche ) is a census designated place in Inyo County of the U.S. state of California . Olancha is located on U.S. Route 395 in California , 37 miles ( 60 km ) south-southeast of Independence , at an elevation of 3658 feet ( 1115 m ) . As of the 2010 census , the population was 192 , up from 134 at the 2000 census . Located in the Owens Valley next to the now mostly dry Owens Lake , the arid settlement is home to a major bottled water plant for Crystal Geyser Natural Alpine Spring Water .
Keeler , formerly known as Hawley is a census-designated place ( CDP ) in Inyo County , California , United States . Keeler is located on the east shore of Owens Lake 11.5 miles ( 19 km ) south-southeast of New York Butte , at an elevation of 3602 feet ( 1098 m ) . The population was 66 people at the 2010 census , unchanged from the 2000 census .
The 1872 Owens Valley earthquake - also known as the Lone Pine earthquake - struck on March 26 at 02:30 local time in the Owens Valley ( California , along the east side of the Sierra Nevada ) , with the epicenter near the town of Lone Pine . Its magnitude has been estimated at Mw 7.4 to 7.9 , with a maximum Mercalli Intensity of X ( Extreme ) . It was one of the largest earthquakes to hit California in recorded history and was similar in size to the 1906 San Francisco earthquake . Twenty-seven people were killed and fifty-six were injured .
Lone Pine is a census designated place ( CDP ) in Inyo County , California , United States . Lone Pine is located 16 miles ( 26 km ) south-southeast of Independence , at an elevation of 3,727 feet ( 1,136 m ) . The population was 2,035 at the 2010 census , up from 1,655 at the 2000 census . The town is located in the Owens Valley , near the Alabama Hills and Mount Whitney , between the eastern peaks of the Sierra Nevada to the west and the Inyo Mountains to the east . From possible choices of urban , rural , and frontier , the Census Bureau identifies this area as frontier . The local hospital , Southern Inyo Hospital , offers standby emergency services . The town is named after a solitary pine tree that once existed at the mouth of Lone Pine Canyon . On March 26 , 1872 , the very large Lone Pine earthquake destroyed most of the town and killed 27 of its 250 to 300 residents .
Laws ( formerly , Station and Bishop Depot ) is an unincorporated community in Inyo County , California . Laws is located 4 miles ( 6.4 km ) northeast of Bishop on U.S. Route 6 , towards the Nevada state line . Laws has been noted for its unusual place name .
Manzanar is best known as the site of one of ten American concentration camps , where more than 120,000 Japanese Americans were incarcerated during World War II from December 1942 to 1945 . Located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada in California 's Owens Valley between the towns of Lone Pine to the south and Independence to the north , it is approximately 230 miles ( 370 km ) north of Los Angeles . Manzanar ( which means apple orchard in Spanish ) was identified by the United States National Park Service as the best-preserved of the former camp sites , and is now the Manzanar National Historic Site , which preserves and interprets the legacy of Japanese American incarceration in the United States . Long before the first of the Japanese American detainees arrived in March 1942 , Manzanar was home to Native Americans , who lived mostly in villages near several creeks in the area . Ranchers and miners formally established the town of Manzanar in 1910 , but it had been abandoned by 1929 , after the City of Los Angeles purchased the water rights to virtually the entire area . As different as these groups were , their histories displayed a common thread of forced relocation . Since the last of those incarcerated left in 1945 , former detainees and others have worked to protect Manzanar and to establish it as a National Historic Site to ensure that the history of the site , along with the stories of those who were incarcerated there , is recorded for current and future generations . The primary focus is the Japanese American incarceration era , as specified in the legislation that created the Manzanar National Historic Site . The site also interprets the former town of Manzanar , the ranch days , the settlement by the Owens Valley Paiute , and the role that water played in shaping the history of the Owens Valley .
Mary Hunter Austin ( September 9 , 1868 - August 13 , 1934 ) was an American writer . One of the early nature writers of the American Southwest , her classic The Land of Little Rain ( 1903 ) describes the fauna , flora and people - as well as evoking the mysticism and spirituality - of the region between the High Sierra and the Mojave Desert of southern California .
Mayfield Canyon , a canyon northwest of the town of Bishop in Inyo County , California . It was the site of the Battle of Mayfield Canyon in the Owens Valley Indian War . During the battle Colonel William Mayfield , leader of the Owens Valley settler militia was killed . His name was given to the canyon .
The Harmony Borax Works is located in Death Valley at Furnace Creek Springs , then called Greenland . It is now located within Death Valley National Park in Inyo County , California . It is on the National Register of Historic Places .
Owensville ( also , Glen Mary ) is a former settlement in Inyo County , California . It was located west of the future site of the modern-day town of Laws . Owensville was started as a mining camp in 1863 . By 1871 it had been abandoned . A post office operated at Owensville from 1866 to 1870 , when it was transferred to Bishop ( then called Bishop Creek ) . From 1868 to 1869 , the town was called Glen Mary . The site is now registered as California Historical Landmark # 230 as the First Permanent White Habitation in Owens Valley .
San Francis Ranch was the ranch of Owens Valley pioneer Samuel A. Bishop and his wife , located on a creek later named for him ( Bishop Creek ) southwest of modern Bishop , California also named after him . Bishop founded the ranch here in August 1861 , after he and his wife drove 500 cattle and 50 horses from Fort Tejon to this spot in the Owens Valley , intending to sell cattle to the miners in the boomtown of Aurora and other mining camps in the area . On January 31 , 1862 , Bishop 's ranch was also the site were a meeting was held between the settlers in Owens Valley and leaders of the bands of Owens Valley Indians to prevent war over the trouble between them that had resulted from the killing of an Indian and a settler . A peace agreement was made between them there . However the peace broke down over the next months when a holdout leader of the Southern Mono Paiutes , Joaquin Jim continued hostilities and the conflict escalated into the Owens Valley Indian War . The site of the former San Francis Ranch is in West Bishop in Inyo County and is marked by California Historical Landmark No . 208 . The marker is on West Line Street ( California Route 168 ) west of Mumy Lane , on the right when traveling west .