Keeler

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Keeler is a Census Designated Place in Inyo County, California.
Population was 66 at the 2000 and the 2010 censuses.
Keeler was a terminal for the steamer ships that traversed Owens Lake from Keeler to Cartago. Keeler took all the ore from the smelter at nearby Swansea, and shipped it via either steamboat or the Carson and Colorado railroad, which ended at Keeler. Keeler handled ore from many towns in the area, but mainly Cerro Gordo, which is only about 8 miles to the NE. Keeler was a much higher class town than the others, and many miners' families lived in Keeler. Keeler gave out soon after the mines did.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keeler,_California
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Coordinates:   36°29'18"N   117°52'24"W

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  • People kept living here and near the end of the 20th century it was the most polluted place in America. Due mostly to the chemical laden dust blowing off of the Owens (dried out) lake. Los Angeles lost a lawsuit and is being compelled to reduce dust blown off of the dried out lake.
  • epicenter of a 4.7 earth quake on 5-23-09
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