Bishop, California
Bishop is a city in Inyo County, California in the United States. Bishop is the only city in Inyo County. Bishop is in the Owens Valley. It was named after Bishop Creek, which comes from the Sierra Nevada mountains nearby. Bishop Creek was named after Samuel Addison Bishop, who moved to the Owens Valley. Bishop had 3,819 people in 2020.[1] It is at an elevation of 4,150 feet (1,260 meters) above sea level.[2]
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The historic cemetery on West Line St. was established in 1868.
Example of Paiute Hut, re-constructed for a float in a parade in Bishop, 1940
An aerial view of Bishop, looking west. Line Street, Bishop's main East-West Street, is in center left, running from the bottom of the photo into the distance
Snowy Sierra Nevada Mountains as seen from Bishop
Eastern Sierra Transit bus shelter in Bishop
Bishop Twin Theatre on Main Street
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References
- ↑ "Bishop city, California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
- ↑ "Bishop". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 2018-09-25. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
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