Swansea, founded in 1870, was the site of two furnaces used by the Owens Lake Company (competitor to Cerro Gordo). Though very little remains today, at its peak, Swansea had a population of 2,200. The remains include a few bits remaining of the silver-lead furnace and a stone cabin that was once the stagecoach stop.

Swansea is located on CA-136 just south of Dolomite.

Stagecoach stop