On the date of March 26, 1872, an earthquake of major proportions shook Owens Valley and nearly destroyed the town of Lone Pine.
Twenty seven persons were killed.
In addition to single burials, 16 of the victims were interred in a . . . — — Map (db m34157) HM
The year 1861 found Charles Putnam gathering stones along Little
Pine Creek to build a cabin. The simple structure served as a trading
post for local miners and homesteaders who called the settlement
Little Pine. Conflicts between native . . . — — Map (db m225348) HM
One hundred thirty feet west of this site, Charles Putnam built the first cabin of permanent habitation in what is now Inyo County in August 1861. The building served as a home, trading post, hospital, and “fort” for early settlers, as well as a . . . — — Map (db m2957) HM
The Big Pine Crocker Cemetery site was first used by pioneer families as
early as the late 1860s. The earliest dated surviving headstone is that of
Henry W. from 1875. Other undated headstones may be from
earlier burials. Research continues . . . — — Map (db m287260) HM
The Slim Princess “Engine 9” was built in 1909 and first saw service on the 36 inch narrow gauge rails (standard gauge is 4 feet 8 ˝ inches) of the Nevada, California and Oregon Railroad. It came to the Mina Branch of the Southern Pacific in 1929 . . . — — Map (db m78315) HM
In June 1873 Colonel Sherman Stevens built a sawmill and flume on Cottonwood Creek high in the Sierras directly west of this spot. The flume connected with the Los Angeles Bullion Road. The lumber from the flume was used for timbering in the mine . . . — — Map (db m52104) HM
Eugene Oyharzabal and her daughter Carmelita (Carmen) are greatly respected for their vision and generosity in the Los Rios District and San Juan Capistrano.
In 1878, Domingo was the first Oyharzabal to arrive in San Juan Capistrano. Having . . . — — Map (db m276437) HM
In June 1873 Colonel Sherman Stevens built a sawmill and flume on Cottonwood Creek high in the Sierras directly west of this spot. The flume connected with the Los Angeles Bullion Road. The lumber from the flume was used for timbering in the mine . . . — — Map (db m33877) HM
The first resort on this site, originally named "Bungalette City," was opened on November 1, 1926. Owned and operated by Herman William (Bob) and Helene Eichbaum, this resort was the first attempt to provide full scale tourist services in Death . . . — — Map (db m103254) HM
Architect: William H. Weeks
Contractor: McCombs and Son
Board of Supervisors
George W. Naylor · Amos Hancock ·
Thomas Thomson, Jr. · W.V. Butler ·
Charles Partridge
Accepted: November 8, 1921
The Inyo County Courthouse is . . . — — Map (db m2956) HM
On February 13, 1913, a small group of people from Los Angeles converged on
the newly completed Los Angeles Aqueduct intake in the Owens Valley. In a
modest ceremony that was captured on film and in photographs, they opened
the intake gates, . . . — — Map (db m287180) HM
National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior
Mount Whitney, elevation 14,496.811 ft.
John Muir Trail - High Sierra Trail
September 5, 1930
This tablet marks the construction of the highest trail
in the . . . — — Map (db m286871) HM
Known as a contact point for Shoshones and Northern Paiute Indians, Lida Valley was the site of early prospecting in the 1860's.
Later prospectors organized a mining district in 1867 and laid out the town in 1872. Soon stores, shops, stables . . . — — Map (db m52961) HM
From the snowey heights of
the Sierras beyond the
deep shadows of Death Valley,
beloved and trusted by people
of all faiths. He led them
toward life's wider horizons.
He passed this way. — — Map (db m72566) HM
Explore its Layers of History
Throughout human history, water drew people to this arid
land in the shadow of Mt. Williamson.
It is complex history - from the 1860s battles between
Paiutes and the US Army to the . . . — — Map (db m272836) HM
In April 1942, during World War II, more than
a thousand American men, women, and
children of Japanese ancestry in Venice,
Santa Monica, and Malibu reported to this
corner at Venice and Lincoln Boulevards.
They were allowed to bring with . . . — — Map (db m213114) HM WM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
