| 词条 | Laws, California |
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|name = Laws |other_name = |native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = Unincorporated community |image_skyline = Laws Station.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = Laws station in 1998. |pushpin_map = California |pushpin_label_position = bottom |pushpin_mapsize = |pushpin_map_caption = Location in California |established_title = |established_date = |coordinates = {{coord|37|24|03|N|118|20|44|W|region:US-CA|display=inline,title}} |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = California |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Inyo County |elevation_footnotes = [1] |elevation_m = 1255 |elevation_ft = 4117 |timezone = Pacific Time Zone |utc_offset = -8 |timezone_DST = PDT |utc_offset_DST = -7 |blank_name = GNIS feature ID |blank_info = {{GNIS 4|1659742}} |footnotes ={{Designation list|embed=yes|designation1=California|designation1_number=953|designation1_offname=Laws Station[2]}} }}Laws (formerly, Station and Bishop Depot)[3] is an unincorporated community in Inyo County, California.[1] Laws is located {{convert|4|mi|km}} northeast of Bishop on U.S. Route 6, towards the Nevada state line.[2] Laws has been noted for its unusual place name.[3] GeographyThe U.S. Geological Survey shows official coordinates for the town as {{coord|37|24|03|N|118|20|44|W}}. The town is in ZIP code 93514 and area code 760. . The official elevation is {{convert|4117|ft|m}} AMSL.[1] The town is bordered by the White Mountains to the east and the Sierra Nevada Mountains, the "Eastern Sierras," to the west. It is located near the Owens River in upper Owens Valley. HistoryThe settlement of Station was formed in 1883 as a depot on the Carson and Colorado Railroad.[2] The name was changed to Laws in honor of R.J. Laws, a railroad official.[2] A post office operated at Laws from 1887 to 1963.[2] The town of Laws was a railroad station along a {{RailGauge|3ft|lk=on}} narrow gauge railway portion of the Southern Pacific Railroad. Today the town of Laws exists as a museum of Owens Valley and Eastern Sierra Nevada history. It is registered as California Historical Landmark #953.[4] Laws Railroad Museum and Historic SiteIn 2015, the travel website Atlas Obscura designated this museum as one of 160 "international gems."[5] Railroads displaysA station agent's home is located south of the railroad station. Docents portray the station agent on most days, helping visitors understand the period culture. The Museum includes several historic buildings moved to the site from downtown Bishop. There is a church and school house. A vehicle on display was a 1949 ambulance, which was later painted black, stripped of emergency lighting, and used as a hearse. Medical implements from a historic local doctor's office are on display. There is also a wooden Western Electric type 11 telephone booth. Owens Valley history displaysOwens Valley history, including construction and impact of the Los Angeles Aqueduct project, or "Owens Valley Aqueduct," is described in Museum displays. Today, land on all sides of the museum is property of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, of the City of Los Angeles. Photographs and docents show and explain that the Valley included large tracts of agricultural land; from the Paiute Native American era, through pioneer days, to the Aqueduct 'water wars era' that began diversions of water in the early 20th century to Los Angeles. A tour docent, sharing a vintage black-and-white photograph, explained "This is a picture of my mom's apple orchard."Mining displaysThe museum also houses an extensive collection of old and reconstructed mining equipment. Recently, museum volunteers recreated a primitive human- or animal-powered ore-crusher called an arrastra:[5] A new arrastra was built out of native materials, in this case an elm tree and hardware such as chains found in the museum's bone yard. An arrastra is a basic mine milling machine used to pulverize rock. A sweep arm – the elm log – is rotated and drags heavy stones over pieces of ore-rich rock to be pulverized. After many rotations, the rock breaks apart and the ore is exposed. It's heavy labor that was done by a beast of burden before mechanization. GovernmentIn the California State Legislature, Laws is in {{Representative|casd|8|fmt=sdistrict}},[6] and {{Representative|caad|26|fmt=adistrict}}.[7] In the United States House of Representatives, Laws is in {{Representative|cacd|8|fmt=district}}.[8] See alsoDesert railroads
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References1. ^1 2 {{Cite GNIS|1659742|Laws}} 2. ^1 2 3 4 {{California's Geographic Names|1177}} 3. ^{{cite book|last=Thompson|first=George E.|title=You Live Where?: Interesting and Unusual Facts about where We Live|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0Ia7Rga26OkC&pg=PA11|date=1 July 2009|publisher=iUniverse|isbn=978-1-4401-3421-0|page=11}} 4. ^1 {{cite ohp|953|Laws Station|2012-10-07}} 5. ^1 {{Cite web |url=http://www.inyoregister.com/sites/default/files/IR%20E-05.28.15.pdf |title=Website selects Laws as 'hidden gem' |accessdate=January 23, 2016 |publisher= Inyo Register | date=May 28, 2015}} 6. ^{{Cite web |url=http://senate.ca.gov/senators |title=Senators |accessdate=April 11, 2013 |publisher=State of California}} 7. ^{{Cite web |url=http://assembly.ca.gov/assemblymembers |title=Members Assembly |accessdate=April 11, 2013 |publisher=State of California}} 8. ^{{Cite GovTrack|CA|8|accessdate=April 11, 2013}} Sources
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10 : Museums in Inyo County, California|Open-air museums in California|Railroad museums in California|Owens Valley|Unincorporated communities in Inyo County, California|Populated places in the Mojave Desert|Bishop, California|California Historical Landmarks|History of the Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Unincorporated communities in California |
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