Laws Museum grew very slowly at first, starting with museum members painstakingly restoring the Agents House with authentic period furnishings actually used by the early pioneers. From the mid-60s to the early-70s, members and volunteers had occasional “work parties” to clear the grounds, trying to stay ahead of the brush and weeds. Then buildings began to arrive
(2017 Blog feature by Ted Williams)
In the year 1908 Owens Valley residents had already been riding the Carson and Colorado Railroad for nearly 25 years. But now grumbling began to surface from a frustrated population; the train was on the wrong side of the Valley. The railroad was built specifically to serve mining operations on the eastside, but the population centers were to the west. Residents wanted a railroad connecting their towns, and they were ready to make it happen.
Doubtless there are none of us who know from whence came the name "Slim Princess." Some thought fromthe slim rails that extended over the 300 miles, but to most the name was accepted from the sentiment it bore.
Since that day in April 1960, when the last train arrived at Laws, there were those who dreamed of preserving the site, against adverse conditions. It now appears that program of preservation and restoration is at hand.
