Near U.S. 395 0.1 miles south of Pangborne Lane, on the right when traveling south.
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
On Edwards Street (U.S. 395) at Inyo Street, on the left when traveling north on Edwards Street.
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
On Highway 395 south of Bush Street, on the right when traveling south.
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
Near Crocker Avenue 0.5 miles west of U.S. 395, on the right when traveling west.
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
On Pine Street east of U.S. 395, on the left when traveling east.
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
On U.S. 395 at and an un-named dirt road, on the left when traveling south on U.S. 395.
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
Near no nearby street 1 mile east of U.S. 395, on the left when traveling east. Reported missing.
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
Near California Route 190 east of Cottonwood Canyon Road, on the right when traveling east.
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
On Edwards Street (U.S. 395) at Center Street, on the left when traveling south on Edwards Street.
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 the Los Angeles Aqueduct at the Owens River on the Los Angeles Aqueduct.
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
Near Mount Whitney Trail, 11 miles west of Whitney Portal.
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
On Nevada Route 266, 19 miles west of Highway 95, on the left when traveling west.
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
On California Route 190 37 miles east of U.S. 395, on the left when traveling east.
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
On Venice Boulevard at Lincoln Boulevard, on the right when traveling west on Venice Boulevard.
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.
