Cerro Gordo Landing, California

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Cerro Gordo Landing is a former settlement in Inyo County, California. [1] The port for steamboats crossing the lake from Carthago was located on the west shore of the Owens Lake 1 mile (1.6 km) south-southeast of Keeler. [1] It served the Cerro Gordo Mines.

Inyo County, California County in California, United States

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References

  1. 1 2 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1175. ISBN   1-884995-14-4.

Coordinates: 36°35′N117°25′W / 36.583°N 117.417°W / 36.583; -117.417

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