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

Bodie and Benton R. R.

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, October 22, 2011

1. Bodie and Benton R. R. Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Surveyed in March, 1881, and completed in December, 1881 with materials hauled through Bodie to this roadbed, at a cost of one million dollars. This narrow gauge railway carried timber supplies 31.74 miles from Mono Mills to Bodie Station, rising in grade 2074 feet to an elevation of 8500 feet. Operations continued until 1918, when decreased mining activity caused the railroad to be dismantled.

Erected 1969 by E Clampus Vitus, Bodie Chapter No. 64.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus series list. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1881.

Location. 38° 6.924′ N, 118° 56.222′ W. Marker is near Lee Vining, California, in Mono County. Marker is on California Highway 167. The marker is on the right side of Highway 167 13.3 miles east of the Highway 395 intersection. 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. James Stuart Cain (approx. 7.9 miles away); Bodey’s Grave (approx. 7.9 miles away); Welcome to Bodie (approx. 8 miles away); The Red Cloud Mine (approx. 8 miles away); Life in Bodie

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(approx. 8 miles away); Bodie (approx. 8 miles away); Return to Bodie (approx. 8 miles away); De Chambeau Ranch (approx. 9.8 miles away).

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, October 22, 2011

2. Bodie and Benton R. R. Marker

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, October 22, 2011

3. Bodie and Benton R. R. Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 25, 2018. It was originally submitted on November 28, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 714 times since then and 91 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 28, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.