page_title: Big Pine, California
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Big Pine, California / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Young giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum), nurtured in the town of Big Pine, California. Planted in 1913 to commemorate the opening of Westgaard Pass to autos. In Owens Valley at the corner of US395 and CA168, which leads to Westgaard Pass and the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest in the White Mountains of California and Nevada.
context_page_description: Big Pine is a census-designated place in Inyo County, California, United States. Big Pine is located approximately 15 miles south-southeast of Bishop, at an elevation of 3,989 feet. The population was 1,756 at the 2010 census, up from 1,350 at the 2000 census. The Big Pine Band of Owens Valley Paiute Shoshone Indians of the Big Pine Reservation operates their tribal headquarters from here.
context_section_description: The Big Pine post office first opened in 1870, closed for a time during 1877, changed its name to Bigpine in 1895, and reverted to Big Pine in 1962.
  Big Pine has a significant geologic feature (an earthquake scarp) related to the 1872 Lone Pine earthquake.
  In 1958, the Owens Valley Radio Observatory was established just north of Big Pine.
  Matt Williams, a professional baseball player and manager, lived there for part of his life. Hollywood character actor Elisha Cook, Jr., known for such classic films as The Maltese Falcon and Shane, had a home in Big Pine and died here in 1995.
caption: Big Pine's "big pine"
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