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. Marker 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.

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); San Francis Ranch (approx. 4 miles away); Lynching of the Convicts (approx. 4½ miles

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away); History of "Dangerous Arrest" (approx. 6.9 miles away); The Old Inyo County Jailhouse (approx. 6.9 miles away); The Mule (approx. 7 miles away); The Ernest Kinney Teamster Family Mural (approx. 7 miles away); The Little Kittie Inn (approx. 7 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 379 times since then and 74 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.