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Dog Town
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| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Mono County |
| Elevation[1] | 7,057 ft (2,151 m) |
| Reference #: | 792 |
Dog Town (also, Dogtown[1] and Dogtown Diggings[2]) is a ghost town in Mono County, California.[1] It is located on Dog Creek about 6 miles (10 km) south-southeast of Bridgeport,[2] at an elevation of 7057 feet (2151 m).[1]
Today, Dog Town is a defunct gold rush era town in Mono County, California. It is located at , on Dog Creek, near the junction of Clearwater and Virginia Creeks. The town was established in approximately 1857 by Carl Norst as a placer mining camp.[3] By 1859, a group of Mormons had arrived as miners at the site and a mining camp arose.[2] The name "Dogtown" was often applied by miners to camps where living conditions were miserable.[2] Dogtown survived briefly before being abandoned.
Dogtown was the first gold mining camp in the Eastern Sierra Nevada. Although its deposits were minimal, Dogtown did attract attention to the area as a whole, including the subsequent discoveries of much richer gold deposits in nearby areas such as Bodie, Aurora and Masonic.
As of 2005[update], the surviving remnants of Dogtown are the walls of several stone huts, a few roof timbers, and a single gravesite. The ruins have been mildly vandalized.
The site is registered as California Historical Landmark 792. A landmark plaque by the side of nearby U.S. Highway 395 marks the location.
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