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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Inyo County, California
Independence is the county seat for Inyo County
Adjacent to Inyo County, California
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On California Route 136, 1 mile north of Keeler, on the left when traveling north.
Owens Lake was once over 300 feet deep and part of a large ancient freshwater lake. As the climate changed over centuries, the lake began to dry up leaving behind concentrated minerals and salts. By 1905, diversion of water by farmers in the Owens . . . — — Map (db m72575) HM
Near California Route 136, 9.6 miles east of U.S. 395, on the right when traveling east.
The Owens Lake Silver-Lead Furnace and Mill was built here by Col. Sherman Stevens in 1869 and used until March 1874. James Brady assumed its operation in 1870 for the Silver-Lead Company and built the town of Swansea. During the next few years the . . . — — Map (db m72576) HM
On Horseshoe Meadow Road, 0.5 miles south of Whitney Portal Road, on the left when traveling south.
In 1938, this hill area, among many others in these Alabama Hills, served as a stand-in for the hill country of northern India when RKO made the classic adventure film, 'Gunga Din,' on location in Lone Pine. Hundreds of horsemen raced across the . . . — — Map (db m93442) HM
Near U.S. 395 at Los Angles Aqueduct Road, on the left when traveling north.
The Alabama Gates and gate house were constructed in 1913 when the Los Angeles Aqueduct was built to dewater the aqueduct when maintenance is necessary. On November 16, 1924, seventy or more local citizens seized the aqueduct at the Alabama Gates . . . — — Map (db m93252) HM
Near U.S. 395, 1.4 miles south of California Route 136, on the right when traveling south.
Scenic Alabama Hills has been one of Hollywood's favorite movie
locations since 1920. Explore this wonderland of boulders and
mountain vistas and find the sites where more than three hundred
films have been shot. Film and television buffs may . . . — — Map (db m221368) HM
On U.S. 395, 2.7 miles north of California Route 190, on the right when traveling north.
In the 1870’s bullion bars from Cerro Gordo mines were hauled across Owens Lake on the steamer “Bessie Brady” to Cartago Boat Landing. Remi Nadeau’s 14 mule teams hauled the bullion to Los Angeles, returning with freight. — — Map (db m81960) HM
Near U.S. 395, 1.4 miles south of California Route 136, on the right when traveling south.
Named for the Diaz family who established a ranch
here when brothers Rafael and Eleuterio Diaz
emigrated from Chile in the 1860's. They owned and
operated a successful cattle ranch until the land
was sold to the City of Los Angeles Dept of . . . — — Map (db m221367) HM
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 U.S. 395, 0.3 miles south of Pangborne Lane, on the right when traveling south.
This English Pedunculate Oak tree
originated in Sherwood Forest England.
Around the turn of the century a small
sprout was sent to Lone Pine. A member
of the Fred French family planted the
sprout on this original site, a part of the
old Harvey . . . — — Map (db m221404) HM
On South Main Street, on the right when traveling south.
This Plaque Presented to The Beverly and Jim Rogers Lone Pine Film Museum to Honor Masons and Shriners.
Dedicated to all Masons and Shriners who appeared in movies filmed in the Alabama Hills, Lone Pine and surrounding areas. Presented by Kerak . . . — — Map (db m72578) HM
On Sub Station Road at Esha Street, on the right when traveling east on Sub Station Road.
This cemetery was established in 1865 when Mrs McGuire and her son were killed on Jan. 1, 1865, during the last battle of the 1860's Owens Valley Indian Wars. Those buried here were the Town's founders, including C. Begole and A. Johnson, who along . . . — — Map (db m93443) HM
On South Main Street (U.S. 395) just south of Post Street, on the left when traveling south.
The story of movie-making in Lone Pine must include local rancher Russell Spainhower, who for years was Hollywood’s main contact man here. “We need 50 horses and 10 wagons next week,” they’d say and Spainhower would arrange it, plus help . . . — — Map (db m146399) HM
On Whitney Portal Road at Movie Road, on the left when traveling east on Whitney Portal Road.
Since 1920, hundreds of movies and TV episodes, including Gunga Din, How The West Was Won, Khyber Rifles, Bengal Lancers, and High Sierra, along with, The Lone Ranger and Bonanza, with such stars as Tom Mix, Hopalong Cassidy, Roy Rogers, Gary . . . — — Map (db m52103) HM
On Whitney Portal Road, 0.4 miles west of U.S. 395, on the right when traveling west.
Mt. Whitney Pack Trains was established in 1921 by Frank Chrysler
and Ted Cook. In 1946, Norman B. Livermore, Jr. ("Ike") saw the need
for a large pack operation to handle the Sierra Club trips. He
acquired over 130 horses and mules by purchasing . . . — — Map (db m242716) HM
On Main Sreet (U.S. 395) south of Busch Street, on the right when traveling south.
On March 26, 1872 at 2:30AM, one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded destroyed 52 out of the 59 buildings in Lone Pine.
Because of the scarcity of building materials the largely immigrant population of Lone Pine, (estimated 250-300), . . . — — Map (db m52102) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 395) just south of Post Street, on the left when traveling south.
The Dow Hotel was built in 1923 to accommodate the growing numbers of movie companies coming regularly to Lone Pine even then. The motel units were added in 1957. Those who stayed here over the years while filming in the Alabama Hills include Tom . . . — — Map (db m146400) HM
The pageant weekend in 1937 was created by Father Crowley and locals to celebrate the opening of the much needed new paved road section connecting Owens Valley to Death Valley and points east.
Friday morning a special gourd of water was . . . — — Map (db m77727) HM
On U.S. 395 at Fall Road, on the left when traveling north on U.S. 395.
M.H. Farley, working for the Silver Mountain Mining Company in the Coso Mountains, conceived the idea in 1860 of building a processing mill on a creek flowing into Owens Lake. He explored and named Olancha Pass that year, and completed the first . . . — — Map (db m239638) HM
People have long benefitted from the richness of the Owens
Lake area. For at least 10,000 years, American Indians have
lived here and harvested resources, including glass-sharp
obsidian for arrow points and spearheads.
In the . . . — — Map (db m221929) HM
Owens Lake is now a Key Migratory Stopover
In the late 1800s, the shoreline of Owens Lake shifted at the hands of people. Even before the City of Los Angeles began diverting water from Owens River, farmers had tapped its tributaries, . . . — — Map (db m221862) HM
The region yielded other resources as well, like grazing land, soda ash, trona, and borax. Weatherworn cattle chutes, abandoned mines and factories stand as testament to past human activity. Cerro Gordo remains a ghost town. In Keeler, the . . . — — Map (db m221908) HM
This District possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States Of America.
The Coso Rock Art District contains the largest concentration of unaltered prehistoric petroglyphs and associated sites in North . . . — — Map (db m196327) HM
Near Fossil Falls Access Road, 0.5 miles south of Cinder Road.
Early People at Fossil Falls - Life at the Edge of Volcanoes and Glaciers
An Oasis in the Past
Imagine this spot twelve thousand years ago. The
climate was much wetter than it is now. Large lakes
filled many of today's . . . — — Map (db m194960) HM
Over the past centuries, Native Americans left abundant evidence of their culture in the vicinity of Little Lake. Little Lake is located along the obsidian trail
near a prehistoric obsidian mine. Obsidian was a valuable trade item used in making . . . — — Map (db m194958) HM
Near California Route 127 just north of Charles Brown Highway, on the left when traveling north.
During the 1920s, miners carved
dwellings in this caliche clay
embankment. The name “Dublin
Gulch” may have come from an area
of the same name in Butte, MT,
where one resident, Joe Vollmer,
once lived. Some caves have split
levels, . . . — — Map (db m162349) HM
On California Route 178, on the right when traveling north.
Located at Metbury Spring on the Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad, Shoshone was founded in 1910 by Ralph Jacobus "DAD" Fairbanks. After the collapse of the mining camp of Greenwater (approximately 20 miles northwest of here), "DAD" Fairbanks came to . . . — — Map (db m78511) HM
Near China Ranch Road south of Furnace Creek Road.
In the 1890's a Chinese man named Ah Foo came to this canyon from the Borax Works in Death Valley. He developed a successful ranch, raising livestock, hay, fruits and vegetables to help feed the local silver miners and their draft animals. The . . . — — Map (db m72929) HM
On Western Talc Road, 0.2 miles west of Furnace Creek Road, on the right when traveling west.
This 160 acre parcel is the site of the original
mining town of Tecopa, founded in 1878. The
property now belongs to the Amargosa Conservancy,
a non profit land trust. Please do not drive vehicles
of any kind off the established paved roads . . . — — Map (db m188994) HM
On Trona Wildrose Road at Ballarat Road, on the right when traveling north on Trona Wildrose Road.
Now a ghost town, Ballarat served nearby mining camps from 1897 to 1917. They produced nearly a million in gold. The jail & a few adobe ruins remain. Seldom Seen Slim, it's last resident, was buried in Boothill in 1968. It had a school but no . . . — — Map (db m159350) HM
On Trona Wildrose Road at Ballarat Road, on the right when traveling north on Trona Wildrose Road.
3 1/2 miles east of this point lies Ballarat. Established in 1897 as a mining camp and supply center for the gold and silver mines located on the western slope of the Panamint Mountains. It was named after a well-known gold producing area in . . . — — Map (db m159351) HM
On Slate Range Road, on the left when traveling north.
The escape trail where Manley & Rodgers led the Bennett & Arcane families to safety from Death Valley in Feb 1850.
←Brier's Silent Sepulchre Fish's Gravesite, 1 mile. — — Map (db m174570) HM
On Trona Wildrose Road at Ballarat Road, on the right when traveling north on Trona Wildrose Road.
Rich sliver ore was discovered in December 1872 at the head of Surprise Canyon 12 miles northeast of here. The United States Senators for Nevada, John P. Jones and William Morris Stewart, invested in and promoted the camp which drew a peak . . . — — Map (db m159349) HM
On Trona Wildrose Road just north of Valley Wells Road, on the right when traveling north.
In this area, several groups of midwestern emigrants, who had escaped from hazards and privations in Death Valley in 1849, sought to secure water from Searles Lake. When they discovered its salty nature, they turned northward and westward in . . . — — Map (db m93441) HM
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