Nearly 100 years ago this winter
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 5:46 pm
The link provided below gives a summary of the doings that occurred 100 years ago this March at a small Eastern Sierra town located in the Mono Basin. The town of Jordan was situated at the base of Copper Mountain generally at the mouth of Lundy Canyon. Jordan was a company town constructed by the Pacific Power Company. The Pacific Power Company constructed a hydroelectric plant at Jordan to provide power to the bustling town of Bodie. During the winter of 1910/1911 a series of winter storms blanketed the region with record snow fall. The town of Jordan was situated at the base of Copper Mountain. The night of March 6 a large avalanche swept through the town, demolishing everything in its path taking nine lives.
The link is from the 2007 December issue of Explore Historic California, and provides a fairly detailed account of this winter tragedy. Enjoy the read and don’t build a house next to an avalanche shoot!
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The link is from the 2007 December issue of Explore Historic California, and provides a fairly detailed account of this winter tragedy. Enjoy the read and don’t build a house next to an avalanche shoot!
http://www.explorehistoricalif.com/december07.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;