| Greenwater | |
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| — Unincorporated community — | |
 
Greenwater
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| Coordinates: 36°10′46″N 116°36′59″W / 36.17944°N 116.61639°WCoordinates: 36°10′46″N 116°36′59″W / 36.17944°N 116.61639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Inyo County |
| Elevation [1] | 4,288 ft (1,307 m) |
Greenwater (formerly, Ramsey,[1] The Camp,[1] and Kunze[2]) is an unincorporated community in Inyo County, California.[1] It is located 5.5 miles (8.9 km) north of Funeral Peak,[2] at an elevation of 4288 feet (1307 m).[1]
Greenwater was a mining community that saw its rise and fall within the first decade of the 20th century. It is now located within Death Valley National Park.
Founded around a copper strike in 1905 the town of Greenwater was a short lived Death Valley community. So dry was its region that water had to be hauled into the town. The lucrative business of water barrel salesman fetched any entrepreneur $15 per barrel; in 1913 that equaled over $250 in 2004 dollars.[3] Eventually the town grew to 2,000 people and became known for a local magazine, The Death Valley Chuckwalla. By 1909 the copper mining had collapsed without ever turning a profit and the residents left town for other areas. Today, there is nothing left of Greenwater.[4]
The original townsite, 2 miles (3.2 km) west of the current site and called Kunze after its founder Arthur Kunze, was abandoned in favor of the current site, which was originally called Ramsey.[2] A post office operated at Greenwater from 1906 to 1908.[2]
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