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| Landmark #537 | Inyo County | Visited: Sept. 29, 2012 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | The Cottonwood Charcoal Kilns still stand! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: In June 1873, on Cottonwood Creek directly west of this spot, Colonel Sherman Stevens built a sawmill and a flume that connected with the Los Angeles bullion road. The lumber was used for timbering in the mine and for buildings – the wood turned into charcoal in the kilns was hauled to Steven’s Wharf on Owens Lake, where it was put on the steamer The Bessie Brady, and hauled across the lake. From there wagons took it up to Cerro Gordo Mine. Since all the wood available around the Cerro Gordo had been burned, this charcoal was necessary to continue production.
OTHER TIDBITS: The Bessie Brady was actually named by the young daughter of company superintendent, James Brady, when she herself broke the wine bottle on the steamer’s hull for her maiden voyage! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: 1.0 mi E of State Hwy 395 (P.M. 44.5) 7 mi N of Cartago, CA 93545 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~198mi (319km) — 3.3hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |
