Owensville (also, Glen Mary) is a former settlement in
Inyo County
Inyo County () is a county in the eastern central part of the U.S. state of California, located between the Sierra Nevada and the state of Nevada. In the 2020 census, the population was 19,016. The county seat is Independence. Inyo County ...
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California
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It was located west of the future site of the modern-day town of
Laws
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Owensville was started as a mining camp in 1863.
By 1871 it had been abandoned.
The former settlement site is on
U.S. Route 6
U.S. Route 6 (US 6), also called the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, honoring the American Civil War veterans association, is a main route of the U.S. Highway system. While it currently runs east-northeast from Bishop, California, to P ...
north of
Bishop, California
Bishop (formerly Bishop Creek) is a city in California, United States. It is the largest populated place and only incorporated city in Inyo County. Bishop is located near the northern end of the Owens Valley, at an elevation of . The city was ...
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A post office operated at Owensville from 1866 to 1870, when it was transferred to Bishop, California (then called Bishop Creek).
From 1868 to 1869, the town was called Glen Mary.
The site is now registered as
California Historical Landmark
A California Historical Landmark (CHL) is a building, structure, site, or place in California that has been determined to have statewide historical landmark significance.
Criteria
Historical significance is determined by meeting at least one of ...
#230 as the "First Permanent White Habitation in Owens Valley" assigned on June 20, 1935..
The California Historical Landmark reads:
See also
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California Historical Landmarks in Inyo County
This list includes properties and districts listed on the California Historical Landmark listing in Inyo County, California. Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to view a Google map of all properties and districts with latitude and ...
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History of California through 1899
Human history in California began when indigenous Americans first arrived some 13,000 years ago. Coastal exploration by the Spanish began in the 16th century, with further European settlement along the coast and in the inland valleys following ...
References
Former settlements in Inyo County, California
Owens Valley
Former populated places in California
Populated places established in 1863
Populated places disestablished in 1871
1863 establishments in California
1871 disestablishments in California
California Historical Landmarks
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