Old Mammoth Saloon Marker

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Mammoth Lakes in Mono County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Old Mammoth Saloon
Dedicated June 13, 1986

[Old Mammoth Saloon] Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Barry Swackhamer, October 24, 2011

1. [Old Mammoth Saloon] Marker

Inscription. This historic building was originally built in Old Mammoth as a saloon. In 1914 the building was dismantled and moved to the Longears Ranch on the Owens River and reassembled as a line shack.

The building was discovered empty and in disrepair in 1979, by a Mammoth elementary school 3rd grade class. Subsequently efforts were make to save the building.

With the help of the Inyo National Forest the building has come to rest on this location to be enjoyed for generations to come, as an example of turn of the century local architecture.

Erected 1986 by National Forest Service, Inyo National Forest.

Location. 37° 38.834′ N, 118° 57.653′ W. Marker is in Mammoth Lakes, California, in Mono County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Main Street (State Highway 205) and Thompson Street. Click for map. This marker is on the building at the Mammoth Lakes Visitor's Center. Marker is in this post office area: Mammoth Lakes CA 93546, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. The Tavern (approx. 0.3 miles away); Temple of Folly (approx. 0.8 miles away); Old French Trail (approx. 0.8 miles away); Margaret & Emmett Hayden Cabin (approx. 0.8 miles away); Historic Knight Wheel (approx. 1.3 miles away); Casa Diablo (approx. 2.6 miles away); Mammoth City (approx. 2.9 miles away); The Mammoth Consolidated Gold Mine (approx. 4.1 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Mammoth Lakes.

By Barry Swackhamer, October 24, 2011

2. [Old Mammoth Saloon] Marker

The marker is to the left of the door.

Old Mammoth saloon Photo, Click for full size

By Barry Swackhamer, October 24, 2011

3. Old Mammoth saloon

Credits. This page originally submitted on November 30, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of San Jose, California. This page has been viewed 285 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 30, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of San Jose, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.