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The Swansea / Owens Lake Silver-Lead Furnace Stone Monument

Located 10 miles south of Lone Pine in Inyo County, California

The monument and what little that remains of Swansea is located about 10 miles south of Lone Pine along Highway 136.  More historical information and photographs are available on the “Swansea Ghost Town” on ghosttowns.com and “Swansea, California” on Wikipedia. A transcription of the plaque on the monument is located near the bottom of this page. (The following photographs were taken by Peggy B. and Pat Perazzo in late September 2011.)

Swansea-Owens Lake Silver Led Furnace Monument, Inyo Co., CA Swansea-Owens Lake Silver Led Furnace Monument, Inyo Co., CA

The Swansea/Owens Lake Silver Lead Furnace Monument at a distance

The Swansea/Owens Lake Silver Lead Furnace Monument at a distance
Swansea-Owens Lake Silver Led Furnace Monument, Inyo Co., CA Plaque on the Swansea-Owens Lake Silver Led Furnace Monument, Inyo Co., CA

The Swansea/Owens Lake Silver Lead Furnace Monument at a distance

The Swansea/Owens Lake Silver Lead Furnace Monument
Area near the Swansea-Owens Lake Silver Led Furnace Monument, Inyo Co., CA Area near the Swansea-Owens Lake Silver Led Furnace Monument, Inyo Co., CA

The photos above and to the right show the area near the monument.

The photos above and to the right show the area near the monument.
View of Swansea Site At the roadside near the Owens Lake Silver Lead Furnace Monument & the Swansea ghost town, Inyo County, CA At the roadside near the Owens Lake Silver Lead Furnace Monument & the Swansea ghost town, Inyo County, CA

 

At the roadside near the Owens Lake Silver Lead Furnace Monument & the Swansea ghost town, Inyo County, CA

 
Stone shed with what's left of the wooden roof at the ghost town of Swansea's location, Swansea, Inyo Co., CA 9-2011 Stone shed with what's left of the wooden roof at the ghost town of Swansea's location, Swansea, Inyo Co., CA 9-2011 Stone shed with what's left of the wooden roof at the ghost town of Swansea's location, Swansea, Inyo Co., CA 9-2011

 

Stone cabin with what’s left of the wooden roof at the ghost town of Swansea’s location (Sept. 2011)

 

(Transcription of the Swansea / Owen Lake Silver-Lead Furnace Monument Plaque)

Owens Lake Silver-Lead Furnace

“The Owens Lake Silver-Lead Furnace and Mill was built here by Col. Sherman Stevens in 1869 and used until March 1874.  James Brady assumed its operation in 1870 for the Silver-Lead Company and built the town of Swansea.  During the next few years the output of this furnace and another at Cerro Gordo was around 150 bars of silver every 24 hours.  Each weighing 83 pounds.

“California Registered Historical Landmark No. 752
“Plaque placed by the California State Park Commission in cooperation
with the Eastern California Museum Association, November 5, 1961.”

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