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The “End of the Line” Dolomite Monument in the Town of Keeler
Inyo County, California

Manual Castro, the manager of F. W. Aggregates (owner and operator of the nearby dolomite quarries once known as the Inyo Marble Company Quarries) donated this and other large pieces of dolomite quarried from the nearby F. W. Aggregates quarries for use as local monuments.  (These photographs were taken by Peggy B. and Pat Perazzo in late September 2010.) More information and photographs of the Inyo Marble quarries and present-day F. W. Aggregates dolomite quarries is available in the “Inyo Dolomite/Marble Company Quarries” section of our web site.  Information about the town of Keeler is available on the “Keeler, California” section of Wikipedia. (A transcription of the plaque is available at the bottom of this page.) Peggy B. Perazzo

 

"End of the Line" dolomite monument in the town of Keeler, Inyo Co., CA "End of the Line" dolomite monument in the town of Keeler, Inyo Co., CA Plaque on the "End of the Line" dolomite monument in the town of Keeler, Inyo Co., CA

 

The “End of the Line” dolomite monument in the town of Keeler

 

Close-up of the "End of the Line" dolomite monument in the town of Keeler, Inyo Co., CA Close-up of the "End of the Line" dolomite monument in the town of Keeler, Inyo Co., CA Close-up of the "End of the Line" dolomite monument in the town of Keeler, Inyo Co., CA

 

Close-up photographs of the piece of dolomite quarried at the F.W. Aggregates quarries near Lone Pine

 

Close-up of the "End of the Line" dolomite monument in the town of Keeler, Inyo Co., CA Close-up of the "End of the Line" dolomite monument in the town of Keeler, Inyo Co., CA

 

 

Abandoned train depot in Keeler, Inyo Co., CA Looking from Keeler out to Owens Lake, Inyo Co., CA Wooden house on Railroad Avenue & Malone Street in Keeler, Inyo Co., CA

Abandoned train depot in Keeler

Looking from Keeler out to Owens Lake

Wooden house on Railroad Avenue & Malone Street in Keeler

Old school house (?) in Keeler, Inyo Co., CA Old school house (?) in Keeler, Inyo Co., CA Old school house (?) in Keeler, Inyo Co., CA

 

Old school house in Keeler

 

Looking towards the Inyo Mountains east of Keeler, Inyo Co., CA Looking to the southeast towards the Inyo Mountains from Keeler, Inyo Co., CA Keeler Market, Inyo Co., CA

Looking towards the Inyo Mountains east of Keeler

Looking to the southeast towards the Inyo Mountains from Keeler

 

The Keeler Market

Wooden loading dock in Keeler, Inyo Co., CA Wooden loading dock in Keeler, Inyo Co., CA Wooden loading dock

 

Wooden loading dock in Keeler

 

Looking toward Keeler, Inyo Co., CA Looking toward Keeler, Inyo Co., CA Keeler town sign, Inyo Co., CA

 

Looking towards Keeler from the Cerro Gordo Monument

 

The inscription on the “End of the Line” plaque in Keeler reads:

“Keller – End of the Line. From Mound House, Nevada, narrow gauge rails of the Carson & Colorado Railroad reached this site in 1883. Cerro Gordo and the other mines faltered, the rail line fell on hard times, so plans to extend the line to Mojave were abandoned, leaving Keeler as “end of the line.” Dedicated May 12, 1973, Slim Princess Chapter, E. Clampus Vitus, Inyo County Board of Supervisors.”

 

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