COTTONWOOD CHARCOAL KILNS |
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NAME: Cottonwood
Charcoal Kilns COUNTY: Inyo ROADS: 2WD GRID: 3 CLIMATE: Warm to hot summer, mild to cold winter. BEST TIME TO VISIT: All year |
COMMENTS:
Made of Clay REMAINS: The kilns. |
In 1873 a sawmill was constructed by Colonel Sherman Stevens on Cottonwood Creek. Wood was put into the kilns to make charcoal . The charcoal and wood were put into a streamer which crossed Owens Lake and then the contents were hauled up to Cerro Gordo. Today the kilns remain. |
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