5/23/1997
Landmark information
- Location:
On Mazourka Canyon Rd, 4.6 mi E of Independence - Plaque:
No Plaque - Site:
Nothing Remains - Date First Visited:
5/23/1997 - Date Most Recently Visited:
5/23/1997 - GPS Coordinates:
N 36 48.335, W 118 7.326
About this landmark
From the state:
Bend City, a population center in the middle 1860s, was designated as the seat of Coso County, but the county was never formed. It was here that the first county bridge across Owens River was constructed. The 1872 earthquake changed the course of Owens River, so the site of Bend City was near an empty ravine instead of on a river bank.