Images of America: Cerro Gordo

Cecile Page Vargo and Roger W. Vargo specialize in researching and visiting oldmining towns in California and Nevada and learning about the historical personalitiesthat made these locations unique. Those explorations led them to Cerro Gordo morethan thirty years ago. They became friends with (then) owner Jody Stewart and hermanager (and later her husband), Mike Patterson. They researched and learned, in depth, Cerro Gordo’s history, and its connectionto Los Angeles. They lead others to Eastern California through their four-wheel drivetour business. After Jody’s death, they helped Mike with historical research, internettechnology and spent weekends at Cerro Gordo with Mike and watching the town andgiving tours to visitors while Mike was off the mountain. An introduction by Mike to Doug Gordon, grandson of L. D. Gordon, CerroGordo’s owner in the early 1900’s, led Cecile and Roger to become acquainted withDoug’s collection of L. D.’s historical photographs. After Doug’s passing, per his w