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Bishop
Located in the stark landscape of Eastern California's Owens Valley, Bishop is situated between two of the highest mountain ranges of the contiguous United States. Native Americans had been in the region since antiquity, and white settlers began to filter in after many battles with the Paiutes and Shoshones. Bishop was named after Sam Bishop, who drove cattle into the area and settled along Bishop Creek. Many more farmers and ranchers followed. To the south, Los Angeles was growing too, tapping the Owens River for a gravity-fed aqueduct for its residents; thus began the Los Angeles-Owens Valley Water Conflict.
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Bishop
Located in the stark landscape of Eastern California's Owens Valley, Bishop is situated between two of the highest mountain ranges of the contiguous United States. Native Americans had been in the region since antiquity, and white settlers began to filter in after many battles with the Paiutes and Shoshones. Bishop was named after Sam Bishop, who drove cattle into the area and settled along Bishop Creek. Many more farmers and ranchers followed. To the south, Los Angeles was growing too, tapping the Owens River for a gravity-fed aqueduct for its residents; thus began the Los Angeles-Owens Valley Water Conflict.
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Overview

Located in the stark landscape of Eastern California's Owens Valley, Bishop is situated between two of the highest mountain ranges of the contiguous United States. Native Americans had been in the region since antiquity, and white settlers began to filter in after many battles with the Paiutes and Shoshones. Bishop was named after Sam Bishop, who drove cattle into the area and settled along Bishop Creek. Many more farmers and ranchers followed. To the south, Los Angeles was growing too, tapping the Owens River for a gravity-fed aqueduct for its residents; thus began the Los Angeles-Owens Valley Water Conflict.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780738581835
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date: 02/28/2011
Series: Images of America Series
Pages: 128
Product dimensions: 6.40(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Author Pam Vaughan is a retired history teacher and photo curator of the Laws Railroad Museum, just outside Bishop. Coauthor Brendan Vaughan has recently worked in an educational setting with Native Americans in the San Francisco Bay Area. Using photographs mostly from the extensive archives of the Laws Museum, this volume of early images shows Bishop's journey from cattle ranching to a modern city that stays true to its Western roots.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 6

Introduction 7

1 Deepest Valley 9

2 The Story Begins 17

3 Early Settlers 23

4 A Sense of Community 29

5 Bishop Folk 47

6 Making a Living 67

7 Laws 83

8 Recreation 91

9 A Tribute to the Sierra Mules 103

10 Life on the Range 113

Bibliography 127

About the Organization 127

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