Owensville, California

For communities or former communities with a similar name, see Owensville (disambiguation).
Owensville
Unincorporated community
Owensville

Location in California

Coordinates: 37°24′03″N 118°20′44″W / 37.40083°N 118.34556°W / 37.40083; -118.34556Coordinates: 37°24′03″N 118°20′44″W / 37.40083°N 118.34556°W / 37.40083; -118.34556
Country United States
State California
County Inyo County
Elevation 4,117 ft (1,255 m)
Official name First Permanent White Habitation in Owens Valley[1]
Reference no. 230

Owensville (also, Glen Mary) is a former settlement in Inyo County, California.[2] It was located west of the future site of the modern-day town of Laws.[2] Owensville was started as a mining camp in 1863.[2] By 1871 it had been abandoned.[2]

A post office operated at Owensville from 1866 to 1870, when it was transferred to Bishop (then called Bishop Creek).[2] From 1868 to 1869, the town was called Glen Mary.[2] The site is now registered as California Historical Landmark #230 as the "First Permanent White Habitation in Owens Valley".[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "First Permanent White Habitation in Owens Valley". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1177. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.


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