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

Buttermilk Road

Photographed by Brian Phelps, October 23, 2021

1. Buttermilk Road Marker

Inscription. Behind this plaque is the original road that went to the Bishop Creek Drainage. Built at the turn of the 20th Century, this road brought miners and supplies to the Wilshire Mine, known today as the Cardinal Mine.

Seven miles up this road was the Wells Diary Ranch, miners on their way up and down the road would stop for a cool glass of buttermilk.

(This is how Buttermilk got its name.)

This original road was used until the mid-1920s, when it was replaced by a road built by Edison to supply its facilities up Bishop Creek Canyon.

Erected 2012 by Slim Princess Chapter #395 E Clampus Vitus.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.

Location. 37° 20.114′ N, 118° 31.06′ W. Marker is near Bishop, California, in Inyo County. It is on Buttermilk Road near California Route 168, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Benton CA 93512, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s

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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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bishop Creek Battleground (approx. 2.1 miles away); Millpond Recreation Area (approx. 3.3 miles away); San Francis Ranch (approx. 4 miles away); Lynching of the Convicts (approx. 4½ miles away); Izaak Walton Park (approx. 4½ miles away); Manor Market (approx. 4.8 miles away); Schober Lane Campground (approx. 6.7 miles away); First United Methodist Church of Bishop (approx. 6.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bishop.

Photographed by Brian Phelps, October 23, 2021

2. Buttermilk Road Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 8, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 2, 2022, by Brian Phelps of Carson City, Nevada. This page has been viewed 995 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 2, 2022, by Brian Phelps of Carson City, Nevada. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.