8/5/2014
Landmark information
- Location:
139 Edwards St (Hwy 395), Independence - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Nothing Remains - Date First Visited:
5/23/1997 - Date Most Recently Visited:
8/5/2014 - GPS Coordinates:
N 36 48.180, W 118 12.006
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Putnam's Stone Cabin
One hundred thirty feet west of this site, Charles Putnam built the first cabin of permanent habitation in what is now Inyo County in August 1861. The building served as a home, trading post, hospital, and "fort" for early settlers, as well as a survival point for travelers. It became the center of the settlement of "Putnam's" which five years later took the name "Independence."