Near Lone Pine in Inyo County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Cartago Boat Landing
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 24, 2014
1. Cartago Boat Landing Marker
In the 1870s bullion bars from Cerro Gordo mines were hauled across Owens Lake on the steamer Bessie Brady to Cartago Boat Landing. Remi Nadeaus 14 mule teams hauled the bullion to Los Angeles, returning with freight.
Erected 1978 by Slim Princess Chapter 395 E Clampus Vitus.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus series list.
Location. 36° 18.993′ N, 118° 1.618′ W. Marker is near Lone Pine, California, in Inyo County. It is on U.S. 395 2.7 miles north of California Route 190, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lone Pine CA 93545, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 16 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Farley's Olancha Mill (approx. 3.2 miles away); a different marker also named Cottonwood Charcoal Kilns (approx. 7 miles away); Highway History (approx. 13.7 miles away); Keeler Then to Now (approx. 14.6 miles away); Keeler (approx. 14.6 miles away); Cerro Gordo (approx. 14.8 miles away); Gifts of Rock and Water (approx. 15.1 miles away); Owens Lake Dust Mitigation Program (approx. 15.2 miles away).
Another marker is no longer nearby. Cottonwood Charcoal Kilns (was approx. 6.9 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . .
1. Death Valley Ghost Towns in California. legends of America website entry:
Not a complete ghost town, Cartago, located on the west side of Owens Lake about three miles northwest of Olancha, still supports about 100 people. Formerly called Carthage, Daniersburg, and Lakeville, the first post office opened in 1918. (Submitted on March 26, 2015, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
2. The Lost Silver on a Ghost Lake.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 24, 2014
2. Cartago Boat Landing Marker
Looking east across Owens Lake (dry).
In December, 1871, Nadeau's freighting contract expired, and Belshaw declined to renew. Instead he signed up James Brady, the Owens Lake Co. superintendent Brady teamed with D. H. Ferguson to build a steamship to haul the bullion from Cerro Gordo landing across Owens Lake to Cartago. This would cut several travel days, and eliminate some horrible stretches of road. (Submitted on March 26, 2015, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed by Craig Baker, April 27, 2023
3. Cartago Boat Landing Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 26, 2015, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,340 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 26, 2015, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 3. submitted on May 12, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
