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Eastern California Museum. / 36.8019; -118.2039. The Eastern California Museum is a history and heritage museum in Independence, California. It was founded in 1928 and showcases the history of the region of Eastern California. It is operated by Inyo County.
Independence is a census-designated place in Inyo County, California. Independence is located 41 miles (66 km) south-southeast of Bishop, [4] at an elevation of 3930 feet (1198 m). [2] It is the county seat of Inyo County, California. The population of this census-designated place was 669 at the 2010 census, up from 574 at the 2000 census.
This list of museums in California is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
They have restored locomotive #18, which was left in Independence in excellent condition by the Southern Pacific in 1955. The locomotive moved under its own power for the first time in 62 years on Saturday October 15, 2016. The locomotive is currently housed in a two stall engine house at the Eastern California Museum in Independence, CA. There ...
Website. www.inyocounty.us. Inyo County (/ ˈɪnjoʊ / ⓘ) is a county in the eastern central part of the U.S. state of California, located between the Sierra Nevada and the state of Nevada. In the 2020 census, the population was 19,016. [9] The county seat is Independence. [10]
Bishop, California. Resting place. Norman Clyde Peak. 37°04′30″N 118°28′22″W / 37.07500°N 118.47278°W / 37.07500; -118.47278. Known for. Mountaineering first ascents in the Sierra Nevada. Norman Clyde (April 8, 1885 – December 23, 1972) was a mountaineer, mountain guide, freelance writer, nature photographer, and self ...
Owens Valley (Mono: Payahǖǖnadǖ, meaning "place of flowing water") is an arid valley of the Owens River in eastern California in the United States. It is located to the east of the Sierra Nevada, west of the White Mountains and Inyo Mountains, and is split between the Great Basin Desert and the Mojave Desert. [2]
The tribe has a website with photographs, history and historical documents, starting with its 1863 treaty. [23] The tribal government has offices in Bishop, California. [24] A large collection of baskets made by tribal members is in the Eastern California Museum in Independence, California. [25]