LELITER

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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