Near Mammoth Lakes in Mono County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Mammoth City
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, October 24, 2011
1. Mammoth City Marker
Inscription.
Mammoth City. . On this site, opposite colorful Mineral Hill (now known as Red Mountain) where the Mammoth mines are located, stood the town of Mammoth City. In this gulch during 1878-79 sprouted a mining camp of perhaps a thousand people. Mammoth City – the center for the nearby, smaller camps of Pine City, Mill City, and Mineral Peak – is said to have had 22 saloons, 13 stores, 2 breweries, 2 livery stables, 5 restaurants and 2 newspapers. Remember that a ten foot square tent or shack plus a barrel of whiskey were all that was needed to make a “saloon”. The Mammoth Mining Co. shut down permanently during the severe winter of 1879-80 causing a mass exodus of residents. A Daily News report stated “twenty pairs of snowshoes, each with a man on top, left this morning”.
On this site, opposite colorful Mineral Hill (now known as Red Mountain) where the Mammoth mines are located, stood the town of Mammoth City. In this gulch during 1878-79 sprouted a mining camp of perhaps a thousand people. Mammoth City – the center for the nearby, smaller camps of Pine City, Mill City, and Mineral Peak – is said to have had 22 saloons, 13 stores, 2 breweries, 2 livery stables, 5 restaurants and 2 newspapers. Remember that a ten foot square tent or shack plus a barrel of whiskey were all that was needed to make a “saloon”. The Mammoth Mining Co. shut down permanently during the severe winter of 1879-80 causing a mass exodus of residents. A Daily News report stated “twenty pairs of snowshoes, each with a man on top, left this morning”.
Erected 1984 by E Clampus Vitus, Bodie Chapter No. 64.
Location. 37° 37.025′ N, 118° 59.913′ W. Marker is near Mammoth Lakes, California, in Mono County. Marker is on Old Mammoth Road. The marker is on Old Mammoth Road, 0.2 miles
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east of the Lake Mary Road intersection. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mammoth Lakes CA 93546, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, October 24, 2011
2. Mammoth City Marker
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, October 24, 2011
3. Mammoth City Marker
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, October 24, 2011
4. Sign Across the Road from the Mammoth City Marker
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, October 24, 2011
5. Mammoth City Mine Tailings
Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2018. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,075 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 30, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.