1911 Map of Bridgeport

About this map

The High Sierra and the Great Basin converge in this early twentieth-century survey of Mono County, centered on Bridgeport. The landscape is defined by the extraction of mineral wealth and the logistical challenges of the era, seen in the Masonic Pittsburg Liberty Mines and the presence of a Tollhouse on the East Walker River. To the east, the mining town of Bodie stands near the California-Nevada boundary, while the Sweetwater Mountains host remote outposts like Belfort and Star City. The map documents a transition in transportation, showing both the Conways Stage Station and the Tioga Lodge Mono Lake P O near the shores of Mono Lake. To the southwest, the boundary of Yosemite National Park marks a jagged line across the peaks of the Sierra Nevada, from Buckeye Pass to Matterhorn Peak.