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McGee Mountain Rope Tow

McGee Mountain Rope Tow   The first permanent rope tow in the Eastern Sierra was built west of this site on the east slope of the McGee Mountain. This predecessor of Mammoth Mountain ski area was...

McGee Mountain Rope Tow   The first permanent rope tow in the Eastern Sierra was built west of this site on the east slope of the McGee Mountain. This predecessor of Mammoth Mountain ski area...

  • california
  • eastern sierra
  • dave mccoy
  • mammoth mountain
  • dave mccoy
  • ecv

Convict Lake Tragedy, 1990

On February 19, 1990, a tragedy occurred at this site. Three boys from a local youth camp fell through the ice. Two counselors, David Myers and Randy porter, U.S. Forest Service employee Clay...

On February 19, 1990, a tragedy occurred at this site. Three boys from a local youth camp fell through the ice. Two counselors, David Myers and Randy porter, U.S. Forest Service employee...

  • eastern sierra
  • sierra nevada
  • convict lake
  • drownings

Mono Mills

Mono Mills To meet the ever increasing demand for lumber and cord wood the Bodie Railway and Lumber Company was formed in February 1881. Timber was harvested from various tracts to the south. It...

Mono Mills To meet the ever increasing demand for lumber and cord wood the Bodie Railway and Lumber Company was formed in February 1881. Timber was harvested from various tracts to the south. It...

  • mono lake
  • mono county
  • gold mining
  • sawmills
  • e clampus vitus

Navy Beach

Navy Beach During the Cold War, Mono County was home to one of many remote facilities used by the US Military to test new weapons and weapons systems. A "secret military installation" operated by...

Navy Beach During the Cold War, Mono County was home to one of many remote facilities used by the US Military to test new weapons and weapons systems. A "secret military installation" operated by...

  • mono lake
  • mono county
  • eastern sierra
  • california
  • cold war
  • military sites

Flags Over Memphis

In A Memorial Ceremony On May 9, 1967, The Flags Of The Nations Which Have Claimed The Land On Which The City Of Memphis Is Located Together With The State And City Flags Were Presented By: Spain,...

In A Memorial Ceremony On May 9, 1967, The Flags Of The Nations Which Have Claimed The Land On Which The City Of Memphis Is Located Together With The State And City Flags Were Presented By:...

  • shelby county
  • tennessee

West Portal

Submitted by @jqmcd.

Submitted by @jqmcd.

  • lee vining
  • ecv
  • california
  • mono basin
  • mono lake
  • modern conveniences
  • town was abandoned
  • existence was brief

Lee Vining

LEE VINING THE NAME OF THIS COMMUNITY HONORS LEROY VINING, IN 1852 LT. TREADWELL MOORE AND SOLDIERS OF THE 2ND INFANTRY PURSUED INDIANS OF CHIEF TENAYA'S TREE FROM YOSEMITE ACROSS THE SIERRA VIA...

LEE VINING THE NAME OF THIS COMMUNITY HONORS LEROY VINING, IN 1852 LT. TREADWELL MOORE AND SOLDIERS OF THE 2ND INFANTRY PURSUED INDIANS OF CHIEF TENAYA'S TREE FROM YOSEMITE ACROSS THE SIERRA...

  • vining
  • ecv
  • yosemite
  • california
  • mono loake