Mono Mills (also, Mono)
is a
ghost town
A ghost town, deserted city, extinct town, or abandoned city is an abandoned settlement, usually one that contains substantial visible remaining buildings and infrastructure such as roads. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economi ...
in
Mono County,
California
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.
It is located 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, 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
File:Bodie and Benton Railway 1914.jpg, Mono Mills termination point in 1914
References
External links
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History of Mono County, California
Ghost towns in California
Former settlements in Mono County, California
California placenames of Native American origin
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