It was the site of the Battle of Mayfield Canyon in the Owens Valley Indian War.
During the battle Colonel William Mayfield, leader of the Owens Valley settler militia was killed.
The site of the Battle of Mayfield Canyon is a California Historical Landmark number 211, assigned on June, 20, 1935.
The battle was part of the Owens Valley Indian War.
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