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| Landmark #507 | Inyo County | Visited: Sept. 29, 2012 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | A plaque just outside a common graveyard for 16 Lone Pine earthquake victims! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: On March 26, 1872, a major earthquake shook Owens Valley, nearly destroying the town of Lone Pine. About fourteen of its victims (the exact number is not known) were interred in a common grave, enclosed by this fence.
OTHER TIDBITS: The earthquake struck at 2:30 AM, killing 27 people in their sleep and leveling 52 of Lone Pine’s 59 buildings! Estimated to have been a 7.8 on the Richter scale (developed some 60 years later), it was felt as far north as Oregon and as far south as Tijuana, Mexico! A thousand aftershocks occurred over the next two months! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: 200 ft W of State Hwy 395 (P.M. 58. 7) 0.9 mi N of Lone Pine, CA 93545 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~210mi (338km) — 3.5hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |