Manzanar, California
| Manzanar | |
|---|---|
  Manzanar Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 36°44′24″N 118°04′50″W / 36.74000°N 118.08056°WCoordinates: 36°44′24″N 118°04′50″W / 36.74000°N 118.08056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Inyo County |
| Elevation[1] | 3,727 ft (1,136 m) |
Manzanar (Spanish for "apple orchard"; formerly, Manzanar Gate[1] and Francis[2]) was a town in Inyo County, California found by Canadian-American water engineer George Chaffey.[1]
It is located on the former Narrow gauge railway line of the Southern Pacific Railroad 9 miles (14 km) north of Lone Pine,[2] at an elevation of 3,727 feet (1,136.0 m).[1]
A post office operated at Manzanar from 1911 to 1914.[2] Manzanar served as a shipping point for the surrounding productive apple orchards prior to the early 1900s diversion of water by the Los Angeles Aqueduct from the Owens Valley to Los Angeles.[2]
Nearby, during World War II, the area was the location of the Manzanar Japanese American internment Camp.[3]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Manzanar, California
- 1 2 3 4 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1182. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ↑ http://www.nps.gov/manz/ . accessed 6/24/2010
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