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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RF0_lone-pine-pioneer-cemetery_Lone-Pine-CA.html
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 alo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H25_wedding-of-the-waters-pageant_Lone-Pine-CA.html
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 scooped f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DLR_lone-pine-film-museum_Lone-Pine-CA.html
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DLQ_dolomite-mine_Lone-Pine-CA.html
In 1862 this high quality deposit of dolomitic limestone was discovered. Its remorte location delayed development until 1883, when the Carson & Colorado Railroad was constructed. In 1885, Drew Haven Dunn filed a mining claim and the Inyo Marble Co…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DLP_owens-lake-silver-lead-furnace_Lone-Pine-CA.html
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 th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZ5Z_cottonwood-charcoal-kilns_Lone-Pine-CA.html
[Upper Main Marker:]In June 1873 Colonel Sherman Stevens built a sawmill and flume on Cottonwood Creek high in the Sierra's directly west of this spot. The flume connected with the Los Angeles Bullion Road. The lumber from the flume was used for t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZ5Y_movie-flats_Lone-Pine-CA.html
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 Coop…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZ5X_the-adobe-wall_Lone-Pine-CA.html
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), const…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMTN_disaster-in-1872_Lone-Pine-CA.html
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 common g…
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