Near Bridgeport in Mono County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Hunewill Upper Sawmill

Buckeye Canyon – 1863

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, October 22, 2011

1. Hunewill Upper Sawmill Marker

Inscription. Napoleon Bonaparte Hunewill and his wife Esther arrive in San Francisco from Maine in 1859, and early in 1861 they came to Aurora. Late fall found them building a home at Buckeye Hot Springs. In 1862, N.B. Hunewill has the Eagle Creek Lumber Mill in operation. The demand for lumber was so great that in 1863 the Upper Mill was opened. Seventy-five men were employed at the two mills. Wagons piled with lumber, each pulled by 16 oxen, headed for the Humewill Lumber Yard in Bodie where lumber was quickly used in residence and in the mines. The trees you now see in this area are second growth. Evidence of the log slide on the north side of Buckeye can still be seen.

Erected 1988 by Bodie Chapter No. 64, E Clampus Vitus.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1859.

Location. 38° 14.299′ N, 119° 19.914′ W. Marker is near Bridgeport, California, in Mono County. It is on Buckeye Road 3 miles Twin Lakes Road. Marker is located just across the bridge coming from Twin

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Lakes Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bridgeport CA 93517, 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 in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bridgeport Elementary School (approx. 5.7 miles away); Mono County Memorial Hall (approx. 5.7 miles away); Mono County Court House (approx. 5.7 miles away); "The Irwin" (approx. 5.7 miles away); Bridgeport Chronicle-Union (approx. 5.7 miles away); Old County Jail (approx. 5.8 miles away); Frontier Justice (approx. 5.8 miles away); "Bridgeport Inn" (approx. 5.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bridgeport.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, October 22, 2011

2. Hunewill Upper Sawmill Marker

Vicinity of Hunewill Upper Sawmill Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Phelps, October 22, 2021

3. Vicinity of Hunewill Upper Sawmill Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 27, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,187 times since then and 33 times this year. Last updated on October 26, 2021, by Brian Phelps of Carson City, Nevada. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 29, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. 3. submitted on October 26, 2021, by Brian Phelps of Carson City, Nevada. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.