Montgomery City, California
Unincorporated community in California, United States
Unincorporated community in California, United States
37°49′43″N 118°25′51″W / 37.82861°N 118.43083°W / 37.82861; -118.43083Montgomery City was an unincorporated community in Mono County, California.[1] It was located 2.5 miles (4 km) east-northeast of Benton,[2] at an elevation of 6450 feet (1966 m).[1]
Silver was discovered in the nearby mountains in 1863, and the Montgomery Consolidated Gold and Silver Mining Company was organized the following year, which led to a local silver rush. Montgomery City sprang up quickly and boasted "half a hundred tents and cabins...four or five saloons, a blacksmith's shop, the recorder's office, and a store or two", but soon declined and was only scattered ruins by the 1970s.[3]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Montgomery City, California
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1186. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ "History of Montgomery City recalled at plaque dedication". Mono Herald and Bridgeport Chronicle-Union. Bridgeport, CA. September 16, 1976. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
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