LELITER |
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NAME: Leliter COUNTY: Kern ROADS: 2WD GRID: 1 CLIMATE: High Desert,Hot Summer, Cold Winter BEST TIME TO VISIT: Spring and late Fall |
COMMENTS:
5 miles North of Inyokern,Ca on Brown Rd.At intersection of Brown Rd.(paved) and Leliter Rd.(dirt). Railroad and construction town for supplies to build the California Aquaduct. REMAINS: None.Wide spot next to railroad roadbed. |
Used as a townsite during the building of the aquaducts from the Owens Valley to Los Angeles by the Dept. of Water and Power. Supplies were unloaded here and transported by wagons and mules to the construction site about 4 miles to the west. Submitted by: John Knie |
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