Mount Whitney Fish Hatchery - Independence, California
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N 36° 49.860 W 118° 14.645
11S E 389059 N 4076846
Located at the historic Mount Whitney Fish Hatchery, this plaque explains some of the history of how the hatchery came to be built.
Waymark Code: WM74WF
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 09/02/2009
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Located just adjacent to the brood pond, the plaque is mounted on a nearby boulder and reads:
"In 1916 the citizens of Independence purchased a 40 acre tract of land and donated it to the State of California for the building of a fish hatchery. This structure was the result. The first trout were produced in 1916 and since that time the California Department of Fish and Game has produced an average of 2 million fingerling trout per year to stock the lakes and streams of California."
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