Manzanar

Manzanar
Manzanar—the Spanish word for “apple orchard” -> "Apfelplantage"

History
10,000 years ago native americans settled in the valley, today known as Mazanar .
1,500 years ago the Owens Valley Paiute settled there, fished, hunted and conduct agriculture there.
In the 1860´s Miners and Ranchers settled in the valley and about 1,000 Paiutes were forced resettled by the military to Fort Tejon.
In 1929 the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power purchased all land and water rights.
The culture of the village was manly the developing agriculture. The increasing tourism has it termination with the outset of World War II.






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Manzanar National Historic Site