Manzanar, California
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| 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]
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