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Former settlement in California, United States

Ghost town in California, United States
Mono Mills
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Coordinates: 37°53′15″N 118°57′34″W / 37.88750°N 118.95944°W / 37.88750; -118.95944
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyMono County
Elevation7,356 ft (2,242 m)

Mono Mills (also, Mono) is a ghost town in Mono County, California. It is located 9.5 miles (15 km) east-southeast of Lee Vining, at an elevation of 7356 feet (2242 m). Mono Mills has nearly vanished. Its site is along California State Route 120, 9.1 miles (15 km) east from the junction with U.S. Route 395.

Background

Mono Mills started as a lumber camp that supplied Bodie's mines. The first sawmill was built in 1880. In 1881, a narrow-gauge railroad, Bodie & Benton Railway, was built from Mono Mills to Bodie. At its peak, Mono Mills shipped almost 45,000 cords of wood per year.

Gallery

  • Mono Mills termination point in 1914 Mono Mills termination point in 1914

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mono Mills, California
  2. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1186. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. ^ Varney, Philip; Drew, John and Susan (2001). Ghost Towns of Northern California: Your Guide to Ghost Towns & Historic Mining Camps. Stillwater, Minnesota: Voyageur Press. p. 135. ISBN 0896584445.

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Municipalities and communities of Mono County, California, United States
County seat: Bridgeport
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Mono County map
Census-designated places
Unincorporated communities
Indian reservations
Former settlements


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