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 | Constructed in 1916 in a French Tutor design. The facility originally
produced trout fingerling for planting throughout the state. The
facility now is used for brood stock and produces 15 million golden, brown
and rainbow trout eggs annually.
The ponds in front of the building contains many large brood stock and wild
fowl for visitors to view and feed. (Take nickels for the feed dispensing
machines {the ducks also like the feed},)
The grounds are used as the backdrop for Owens Valley Unified School
Districts annual graduation ceremonies.
Site is also used for weddings and other gatherings.
Picnic tables are available overlooking the pond. |
| Open Daily from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
| (760) 878-2272 |
| The museum illustrates area history, anthropology, botany, and
geology. Highlights include antique farm and mining equipment as will
as equipment used for the construction of the Los Angeles
Aqueduct.
Little Pine Village, a reconstructed pioneer village, features
restored and re-create structures from the 1880s, including a smithy
and assay a office. Many of the buildings were moved to the location
from various areas of the County. It is named "Little Pine"
because that was one of the earliest names for the town of
Independence.
Of interest is the exhibit dealing with the Manzanar World War II Relocation
Camp for Japanese-Americans.
Displays also include an exhibit on Paiute-Shoshone Indian
baskets and other artifacts, an extensive photo collection, a library
of local history including old news clippings.
Botanical and mineral specimens are displayed.
Picnic tables by Independence Creek are available.
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| Open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. except Tuesdays and major
Holidays. |
| Eastern California Museum
155 North Grant Street
P.O. Box 206
Independence, California 93526
(760) 878-0364 or 878-0258 |
| First Japanese-American Relocation Camp build during World War II; all
that remains are guard house, old roads, cemetery, concrete foundations and
recreation hall. |
| Walking tours during Summer given by Eastern California Museum. |
| Five miles south of Independence on U.S. Highway 395 |
| Open Daly |
| Manzanar Information
c/o Superintendent
Death Valley
National Monument
Death Valley, CA, 92328. |
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