Shoshone in Inyo County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Dublin Gulch

Photographed by Craig Baker, October 31, 2020

1. Dublin Gulch Marker

Inscription. During the 1920s, miners carved dwellings in this caliche clay embankment. The name “Dublin Gulch” may have come from an area of the same name in Butte, MT, where one resident, Joe Vollmer, once lived. Some caves have split levels, stovepipes, and garages.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 35° 58.392′ N, 116° 16.289′ W. Marker is in Shoshone, California, in Inyo County. It can be reached from California Route 127 just north of Charles Brown Highway, on the left when traveling north. From Highway 127, drive ¼ mile west on a narrow dirt road past the Shoshone Cemetery to the parking area. The marker is on the left side of the road near the cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Shoshone CA 92384, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sierra Nevada.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and

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in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 3 other markers are within 16 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Shoshone (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); China Ranch (approx. 12.7 miles away); Original Tecopa Town Site (approx. 15.3 miles away).

Regarding Dublin Gulch. Inquire at the Shoshone Museum about guided tours, including access inside the dwellings.

Dublin Gulch and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, October 31, 2020

2. Dublin Gulch and Marker

Dublin Gulch image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, October 31, 2020

3. Dublin Gulch

Photographed by Craig Baker, October 31, 2020

4. Dublin Gulch

Photographed by Craig Baker, October 31, 2020

5. Dublin Gulch

Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 6, 2020, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 1,526 times since then and 78 times this year. Last updated on December 12, 2020, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 6, 2020, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.