Laws, California
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The town of Laws was a station along a narrow-gauge portion of the Southern Pacific Railroad. Located in Inyo County about 6 miles east of Bishop along U.S. Route 6, the town today exists as a museum of Eastern Sierra Nevada history. The U.S. Geological Survey shows official coordinates for the town as which is inside area code 760. The town is in ZIP code 93514. The official elevation is 4,113 feet AMSL. The town is bordered by the White Mountains on the east and the Sierra Nevada on the west.
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[edit] Museum collection
The Laws Railroad Museum and Historic Site includes static displays of a train consisting of an oil-fired steam engine and several freight cars from the Southern Pacific). According to media on display in the museum, the railroad was relied on by many Eastern Sierra communities before modern roads were built during the 1950s and 1960s.
A station agent's home is located south of the railroad station. Docents portray the station agent on most days, helping visitors understand the period culture.
History, including construction of the Los Angeles Aqueduct, is described. Today, land on all sides of the museum is property of the City of Los Angeles. Docents show photographs and explain the Eastern Sierra included large tracts of agricultural land before diversions of water to Los Angeles. "This is a picture of my mom's apple orchard," one docent explained, showing a black-and-white photo to a tour group.
The facility includes several historic buildings moved to the museum site from downtown Bishop. There is a church and school house. There is a wooden Western Electric 11-type telephone booth. A vehicle on display was a 1949 ambulance, which was later painted black, stripped of emergency lighting, and used as a hearse. Medical implements from a historic local doctor's office are on display.
[edit] Politics
In the state legislature Laws is located in the 18th Senate District, represented by Republican Roy Ashburn, and in the 18th Assembly District, represented by Republican Bill Maze. Federally, Laws is located in California's 25th congressional district, which has a Cook PVI of R +7[1] and is represented by Republican Buck McKeon.
[edit] See also
- Bishop, California
- Fish Slough Area of Critical Environmental Concern
- Inyo National Forest
- Cadillac Desert
[edit] References
- ^ Will Gerrymandered Districts Stem the Wave of Voter Unrest?. Campaign Legal Center Blog. Retrieved on 2007-10-20.
[edit] Sources
- Map: "Laws, California 7.5-minute Quadrangle," U.S. Geological Survey, 1994.
- Map: "Guide to Eastern Sierra, #2463" Automobile Club of Southern California, 1996.
- Map: "Inyo National Forest," U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service, Geometronics Service Center, 1989.
- U.S. Geological Survey, National Geographic Names Database.
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