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| Lone Pine was founded in the 1880s to provide provisions to the local miners. The Carson Colorado Railroad which serviced the Owens Valley dropped off supplies and picked up produce grown in the surrounding farms and orchards. After water was diverted to the Los Angeles Aqueduct in 1913 the farms dried up and the miners moved on. A second boom returned in the '20s when the near-by Alabama Hills were used as backdrop for more than 250 films. Today Lone Pine is the jumping off point for Mt. Whitney trails, over 10,000 people attempt to climb the 14,496 peak each year. Lone Pine also hosts the Lone Pine Film Festival, each October. Lone Pines offers spectacular views of the Sierra's and the Owens Valley. |
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Manzanar National Historic Site
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| Alabama Hills are located to the west just of Hwy 395; take the Portal road. Great place to explore or hike on the many dirt roads that run through the hills. Lone Pine is the nearest town to the Manama National Historic. It's on Highway 395, about five miles south of Independence |