Near Lee Vining in Mono County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Mono Mills
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, October 23, 2011
1. Mono Mills Marker
Inscription.
Mono Mills. . To meet the ever increasing demand for lumber and cord wood the Bodie Railway and Lumber Company was formed in February 1881. Timber was harvested from various tracts to the south. It was milled at this site and then shipped to Bodie on the railroad via Warm Springs and Lime Kiln. The sawmill was a two story structure capable of producing 80,000 board feet in a 10 hour shift (when the crew was sober) and was powered by a 16 inch steam engine. With the development of electricity at Green Creek and reduced gold production in Bodie, Aurora and Masonic the demand for lumber and fuel wood diminished and Mono Mills was abandoned in 1917.
To meet the ever increasing demand for lumber and cord wood the Bodie Railway and Lumber Company was formed in February 1881. Timber was harvested from various tracts to the south. It was milled at this site and then shipped to Bodie on the railroad via Warm Springs and Lime Kiln. The sawmill was a two story structure capable of producing 80,000 board feet in a 10 hour shift (when the crew was sober) and was powered by a 16 inch steam engine. With the development of electricity at Green Creek and reduced gold production in Bodie, Aurora and Masonic the demand for lumber and fuel wood diminished and Mono Mills was abandoned in 1917.
Erected 1989 by Bodie Chapter No. 64, E Clampus Vitus.
Location. 37° 53.28′ N, 118° 57.619′ W. Marker is near Lee Vining, California, in Mono County. Marker is on State Highway 120, 10 miles east of State Highway 395. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lee Vining CA 93541, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. A different marker also named Mono Mills (a few steps
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, October 23, 2011
2. Mono Mills Marker
Mono Lake is visible in the distance.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 667 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on November 29, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.