LONE PINE, CA
Pioneer Cemetary
Lone Pine History: 1860
- Today
Named after a solitary pine tree that once stood at the mouth of Lone
Pine Canyon, this small California town's roots stretch back into the
Old West -- and Hollywood's Wild West, too.
Back
in the mid-1800's, the town of Lone Pine was founded to supply local
miners with provisions. Farmer and ranchers followed soon after, and
after that, the Carson Colorado Railroad pulled into town. Today, the
only part of pre-1870 Lone Pine that's still standing is a portion of an
old adobe wall that stands behind the local flower store, "La Florista".
A few miles to the east, you can also wander among the decaying
ghost-town ruins of Cerro Gordo.
Even as the days of the Wild West were coming to an end, the Hollywood Western was just beginning. And since the '20s, Lone Pine's unique scenery has been the backdrop of more than 250 films. One glance at the Alabama Hills, and you'll remember a host of immortal movie scenes: The first "Lone Ranger" ambush was filmed here, and it was here that Roy Rogers found Trigger and Tom Mix found Tony.
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