8/5/2014
8/5/2014
Landmark information
- Location:
200 ft W of Hwy 395 (PM 58.7), 0.9 mi N of Lone Pine - Plaque:
Other Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
5/23/1997 - Date Most Recently Visited:
8/5/2014 - GPS Coordinates:
N 36 37.106, W 118 4.121
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Disaster in 1872
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 grave enclosed by this fence.