Things To Do in Independence, California

Eastern California Museum in Independence, CA is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA director... More on MuseumsUSA.org

The Eastern California Museum is a treasure trove of local history and artifacts. More on TripAdvisor

Manzanar War Relocation Center was one of ten camps where Japanese American citizens and resident Japanese aliens were interned during World War II. Manzanar National Historic Site was established ... More on Heritage

'Manzanar' is most widely known as the site of one of ten camps where over 110,000 Japanese Americans were imprisoned during World War II. Located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada in California's O... More on Wikipedia

Commander's House in Independence, CA is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum ... More on MuseumsUSA.org

The Eastern California Museum, in which can be seen Indian artifacts and those from Lone Pine's pioneering per ... More on PlanetWare

The Manzanar War Relocation Center was one of ten camps at which Japanese American citizens and resident Ja... More on go_california

I cannot allow this opportunity to pass - Manzanar is a suitable memorial for some of the most shameful act... More on Epinions.com

Inscription. Architect: William H. Weeks, Contractor: McCombs and Son, Board of Supervisors, George W. Naylor Amos Hancock, Thomas Thomson, Jr. W. V. Butler, Charles Partridge, Accepted: November 8, 1921, The Inyo County Courthouse ... More on HMDB

Inscription. One hundred thirty feet west of this site, Charles Putnam built the first cabin of permanent habitation in what is now Inyo County in August 1861. The building served as a home, trading post, hospital, and “fort” ... More on HMDB

Clarence King and Richard Cotter made the first ascent of this peak in the summer of 1864 while working on the Whitney Survey. They named the peak for John Tyndall, a noted British scientist and al... More on Trails

From Shepherd Pass Trail at Shepherd Pass (12,000 ft) go southeast around t More on Trails

Inscription. At the request of settlers, Colonel George Evans led a military expedition to this site on July 4, 1862. Hence its name “Independence”. Indian hostilities ceased and the camp closed. War again broke out in ... More on HMDB