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Historical Markers in Aspendell

 
Clickable Map of Inyo County, California and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Inyo County, CA (219) Fresno County, CA (122) Kern County, CA (390) Mono County, CA (84) San Bernardino County, CA (454) Tulare County, CA (92) Clark County, NV (263) Esmeralda County, NV (25) Nye County, NV (91)  InyoCounty(219) Inyo County (219)  FresnoCounty(122) Fresno County (122)  KernCounty(390) Kern County (390)  MonoCounty(84) Mono County (84)  SanBernardinoCounty(454) San Bernardino County (454)  TulareCounty(92) Tulare County (92)  ClarkCountyNevada(263) Clark County (263)  EsmeraldaCounty(25) Esmeralda County (25)  NyeCounty(91) Nye County (91)
Independence is the county seat for Inyo County
Aspendell is in Inyo County
Inyo County (219)  ►
ADJACENT TO INYO COUNTY
Fresno County (122)  ►
Kern County (390)  ►
Mono County (84)  ►
San Bernardino County (454)  ►
Tulare County (92)  ►
Clark County, Nevada (263)  ►
Esmeralda County, Nevada (25)  ►
Nye County, Nevada (91)  ►
 
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1 ► California, Inyo County, Aspendell, Inyo National Forest — Cardinal Gold Mine —
On California Route 168 0.9 miles south of Cardinal Road, on the right when traveling south.
Gaylord Wilshire, for whom Wilshire Blvd. in Los Angeles was named, declared his Cardinal Gold Mine in 1906 "The World's Greatest". In 1915 the 10-stamp mill was shut down. Reopened in 1933, it produced gold worth some 1.6 million dollars . . . — — Map (db m313872) HM
2 ► California, Inyo County, Aspendell, Inyo National Forest — Cardinal Lodge —
On Cardinal Road near Route 168.
Constructed in 1906. Used as the paymaster's office. The store and cafe were added in the 1950s. — — Map (db m314900) HM
3 ► California, Inyo County, Aspendell — Power for the Diggins —
On California Route 168, 11 miles west of U.S. 395, on the right when traveling east.
With the discovery of gold and silver in Nevada at Goldfield and Tonopah, the need for electric power for mining operations was fulfilled in September, 1905, by construction of a hydro-electric plant on Bishop Creek, which supplied 1,300 . . . — — Map (db m629) HM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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Nov. 10, 2026