BGuthrie Photos: CA -- Lone Pine

CA -- Lone Pine:

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1. LONEPN_130714_02_STITCH.JPG: Wedding of the Waters Pageant 1937
2. LONEPN_130714_09.JPG: Wedding of the Waters Pageant: 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 from the highest lake in the USA, north of Mt. Whitney. It was carried down steep trails to Whitney Portal at roads end. That afternoon three Pony Express type local horsemen took the water down to the Bank of America in Lone Pine for the first night. Participants in the many special events included Governor Merriam of California, Movie Stars, decedents of the ill-fated Sierra Donner Party and Death Valley 49ers. Saturday the water gourd was carried short distances south by local drivers and historic conveyances to Keeler train station for the second night. Sunday a car and driver took the water south to the Road Opening Ceremony, then down to the Union Oil plane at Panamint Dry Lakes. The pilot then flew the water to Death Valley headquarters at Furnace Creek for a luncheon. Near sunset he completed the "Wedding of the Waters, from Highest to the Lowest, Pageant" by flying south to spill the water into Badwater Springs, the lowest body of water in the USA. Mountain top campfires along the way signaled the completion of the Pageant.
3. LONEPN_130714_26.JPG: 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 Shrine and Inyo Mono Shrine Club. Steve Sanders, potentate & Bob Hayner, President October 2007
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Wikipedia Description: Lone Pine, California
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Lone Pine is a census-designated place (CDP) in Inyo County, California, United States. Lone Pine is located 16 miles (26 km) south-southeast of Independence, at an elevation of 3727 feet (1136 m). The population was 2,035 at the 2010 census, up from 1,655 at the 2000 census. The town is located in the Owens Valley, near the Alabama Hills. From possible choices of urban, rural, and frontier, the Census Bureau identifies this area as "frontier." The local hospital, Southern Inyo Hospital, offers standby emergency services. On March 26, 1872, the very large Lone Pine earthquake destroyed most of the town and killed 27 of its 250 to 300 residents.

History:

The Paiute people inhabited the Owens Valley area from prehistoric times. These early inhabitants are known to have established trading routes which extended to the Pacific Central Coast, delivering materials originating in the Owens Valley to such tribes as the Chumash.

A cabin was built here during the winter of 1861/62. A settlement developed over the following two years. The Lone Pine post office opened in 1870.
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