Shaver/Huntington Lakes Historical Quiz
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1) Where is Shaver Lake?
North of Monterey.
Twenty miles west of Hawaii.
A hop, skip and jump from Reno.
Southeast of Fresno, in the Sierra Nevada.
Between Tahoe and Salt Lake.
Under the red sky of Arizona.
In the heart of wine country.
2) When was the Shaver Sawmill built?
1776
1492
1620
1945
1923
1861
1893
3) What was Mr. Shaver's first name?
Wilbur
Charles
Little
Herman
Wilma
Theodore
Michael
4) How many years did the mill operate?
26
109
41
38
59
62
74
5) How many board feet of lumber was cut there?
175 million
225 million
674 million
743 million
819 million
593 million
450 million
6) What ever happened to the mill?
It was disassembled and moved to Auberry.
It now houses the Chamber of Commerce.
The wood was used to construct new homes.
It was burned in 1927 to allow a new dam to be built.
It's under the current Shaver Lake.
It's now the Sierra Marina facility.
No one has a clue!
7) How big was the Shaver Lumber Flume?
The biggest flume ever built!
What's a flume?
The world's third largest.
Second only to a flume in Egypt.
Very insignificant when compared to others.
It covered two football fields and a golf course.
You could park six hundred old VWs in it.
8) What other function did the flume serve?
It moved water to Auberry for irrigation.
It cooled the surrounding area.
Disney copied the design for one of their rides.
Fish moved from higher elevations during the winter.
Early surfers practiced their craft in the flume.
It was a transportation media to Pine Ridge area.
Gold miners panned for gold in it.
9) How many miles did logs travel in the flume?
10 miles to Cressman's
All the way to San Francisco
Halfway to the old town of Millerton
Nearly 15,000 feet.
42 miles to Clovis
East to Tollhouse, west to Sanger and then to Visalia.
No one really remembers!
10) What creek was dammed to make Shaver Lake?
Stevenson
Dinkey
Tamarack
El Dorado
Wison
Huntington
Mono
11) What do Denver and Shaver Lake have in common?
They have professional football teams.
They're on opposite sides of the Rockies.
They have the same number of letters in their names.
They're both a mile high.
They were developed around mining.
Mark Twain didn't like either place.
Elmer Fudd never hunted there.
12) What was The Sierra?
Amos Hardy's faithful old mule.
A book about the early Shaver Lake area.
A wood fired steam locomotive.
The first housing tract in the south part of town.
The old school, just after 1900.
A painting by Whistler's little sister.
A breakfast special in 1896.
13) How heavy was The Sierra?
16 tons
20 tons
10 tons
More than 12 elephants
92 tons
Won ton
36 tons
14) The first tourist business in Shaver was?
Madame Fong's Card Readings
Shaver Stables
Sierra Marina
Herman's Tent and Trout Emporium
Marvin's Fishing Haven
Dinkey Creek Lodge
The Trading Post Resort
15) Who built Edison Lake?
Pacific Gas and Electric
Southern California Edison
Thomas A. Edison
The Mono Indians
Fresno Fisherman's Auxiliary
Buford T. Justice, Inc.
Beavers in the Mono Creek region.
16) What was the Sierra Summit Ski area originally called?
Sierra Summit
Big Ole Hill With Snow
Huntington Hill
Ye Ole Ski Area
Elephant Mountain
Marmot Pass
China Peak
17) What type of fish can you catch in the area?
Dolphin
Shark
Tuna
Marlin
Trout
Anchovy
Tetra
18) What married Velma Dalton?
Charles Shaver
John Harshman
William Dinkey
Clarence Dogwood
Elmer Clearwater
Hans VanLandingham
Mickey Rooney
19) Who was John Harshman?
He established the area's first summer tourist business.
He held the shotgun during Velma wedding.
He dug the first sewer system in Shaver.
He was the last stage driver up Tollhouse grade.
He rode the flume to Pineridge - naked!
He ran the Chinese laundry in 1987
He was Senator from Shaver Lake in 1924
20) Who invented the Donkey engine?
Charles Shaver
John Harshman
Velma Dalton
Buck Rodgers
Cyrus Vance
John Dolbeer
Norman Rockwell
Hope you enjoyed this trip.