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| Landmark #796 | Inyo County | Visited: January 2, 2012 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | A plaque marking M.H. Farley’s processing mill in Olancha! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: In 1860, while working for the Silver Mountain Mining Company in the Coso Mountains, M. H. Farley conceived the idea of building a processing mill on a creek that flowed into Owens Lake. He explored and named Olancha Pass that year, and by December of 1862 had completed the first mill and furnace in the Owens River Valley, on Olancha Creek about one mile west of this marker.
OTHER TIDBITS: That pretty well sums it up! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: On State Hwy 395 (P.M. 34.1) at Fall Rd 0.6 mi S of Olancha, CA 93549 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~192mi (309km) — 3.2hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |