Montgomery 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

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Montgomery City, California
  2. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, California: Word Dancer Press. p. 1186. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. ^ "History of Montgomery City recalled at plaque dedication". Mono Herald and Bridgeport Chronicle-Union. Bridgeport, CA. September 16, 1976. Retrieved December 5, 2023.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgomery_City,_California
No tags for this post.