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Lone Pine is a census-designated place in Inyo County, California, United States. Lone Pine is located 16 miles south-southeast of Independence, at an elevation of 3727 feet . The population was 2,035 at the 2010 census, up from 1,655 at the 2000 census. The town is located in the Owens Valley,... near the Alabama Hills. From possible choices of urban, rural, and frontier, the Census Bureau identifies this area as "frontier." The local hospital, Southern Inyo Hospital, offers standby emergency services. On March 26, 1872, the very large Lone Pine earthquake destroyed most of the town and killed 27 of its 250 to 300 residents. Prehistoric habitation of the Owens Valley is known to have been made by the Paiute people. These early inhabitants were known to have established trading routes which extended to the Pacific Central Coast with such tribes as the Chumash receiving materials originating in the Owens Valley. A cabin was built during the winter of 1861/62. A settlement developed within the following two years. The Lone Pine post office opened in 1870. Lone Pine is situated in the Owens Valley with the picturesque Alabama Hills lying to the west.
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