Dolomite, California
Encyclopedia
Dolomite is an unincorporated community
in Inyo County
, California
. It is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad
6.5 miles (10.5 km) south of New York Butte in the Owens Valley
, at an elevation of 3674 feet (1120 m).
Originally, in 1883, a siding on the Carson and Colorado Railroad
, the town developed in 1885, when the Inyo Marble Company opened a quarry at the site.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Inyo County
Inyo County, California
-National protected areas:* Death Valley National Park * Inyo National Forest * Manzanar National Historic Site-Major highways:* U.S. Route 6* U.S. Route 395* State Route 127* State Route 136* State Route 168* State Route 178...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. It is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific Railroad
The Southern Pacific Transportation Company , earlier Southern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Company, and usually simply called the Southern Pacific or Espee, was an American railroad....
6.5 miles (10.5 km) south of New York Butte in the Owens Valley
Owens Valley
Owens Valley is the arid valley of the Owens River in eastern California in the United States, to the east of the Sierra Nevada and west of the White Mountains and Inyo Mountains on the west edge of the Great Basin section...
, at an elevation of 3674 feet (1120 m).
Originally, in 1883, a siding on the Carson and Colorado Railroad
Carson and Colorado Railroad
The Carson and Colorado Railway was a U.S. narrow gauge railroad that ran from Mound House, Nevada, to Keeler, California below the Cerro Gordo Mines. It was incorporated on May 10, 1880 as the Carson and Colorado Railroad, and construction on the railroad began on May 31, 1880. A track gauge of ...
, the town developed in 1885, when the Inyo Marble Company opened a quarry at the site.