LEE VINING
THE NAME OF THIS COMMUNITY HONORS LEROY
VINING, IN 1852 LT. TREADWELL MOORE AND
SOLDIERS OF THE 2ND INFANTRY PURSUED
INDIANS OF CHIEF TENAYA'S TREE FROM
YOSEMITE ACROSS THE SIERRA VIA BLOODY
CANYON. THEY TOOK BACK MINERAL SAMPLES
AND A PROSPECTING PARTY WAS ORGANIZED.
IN THIS GROUP WERE THE VININGS, LEE &
DICK, WHO ESTABLISHED A CAMP AT WHAT
IS NOW LEE VINING CREEK.
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