Laws Railroad Museum & Historic Site
Near Laws (northeast of the town of Bishop), Owens Valley, Inyo County, California
The first section of photographs show local uses of stone in historic times in the area. You will find more information can be obtained from the Laws Railroad Museum & Historic Site web site and the Laws Museum section of Wikipedia. (The photographs were taken in early October 2011. Peggy B. Perazzo and Patrick Perazzo.)
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Laws Station Memorial Plaque (See below for transcription.) |
(Below is a transcription of the central plaque on the stone memorial – photo above – located at the entrance of the Laws Museum.)
Laws Station
“In 1883 the Carson & Colorado Railroad was built between Mound House (near Caron City, Nevada) through Laws to Keeler, California, a distance of 300 miles. Laws Station was named in honor of Mr. R. J. Laws, Assistant Superintendent of the Railroad. Between 1883 and about 1915 this railroad provided the only dependable means of transportation in and out of Owens Valley. Train service was stopped on April 30,1960.”
(Below is the transcription of the top plaque on the Laws Station memorial.)
“This property, Laws Railroad Station, has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior.”
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