ZURICH |
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NAME: Zurich
COUNTY: Inyo ROADS: 2WD GRID: 3 CLIMATE: Cool windy winters, hot summers BEST TIME TO VISIT: Spring, fall |
COMMENTS:
Located on the just to the east
of the Owens River on the east side of the Owens Valley about
5 miles east of the town of Big Pine. REMAINS: Foundations from several buildings are the only remnants still existing today. |
Zurich was the first town south of Laws,
CA on the ex-Carson & Colorado narrow gauge railroad
(later the Southern Pacific Railroad narrow gauge Owens Valley
Branch), which originally run from Mound House, NV to Keeler,
CA . After standard gauging of the
northern section to Mina, NV and abandonment of the line over
Montgomery ![]() Zurich's historical plaque located on California Highway 168. December 5, 1998. Courtesy David A. Wright Great Basin Research ![]() Stock yard at Zurich. This platform appears to be a scale for weighing livestock. December 5, 1998. Courtesy David A. Wright Great Basin Research ![]() Stock ramp. View toward Sierra Nevada after a late autumn snowstorm. December 5, 1998. Courtesy David A. Wright Great Basin Research |
![]() Zurich Station on the former narrow gauge Carson & Colorado Railroad. December 3, 1998. Courtesy David A. Wright Great Basin Research ![]() My truck is parked on the foundation of the depot, giving an indication of its size. December 5, 1998. Courtesy David A. Wright Great Basin Research
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