The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The town was named about 1908 by Edgar B. Landon who brought the name from Michigan, where, according to the Native Americans of his native district, it means "plenty of deer". The name was accepted by the Post Office in 1915.
A post office operated at Nipinnawasee from 1912 to 1961. In July 1961, the Harlow Fire—a 43,000-acre (17,000 ha) wildfire—destroyed much of the town, as well as neighboring Ahwahnee, where two people died. Nipinnawasee "never revived", according to a Madera Tribune report written six years after the fire.
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Nothing in Nipinnawasee is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Nipinnawasee has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Wawona Hotel and Pavilion in Wawona, 10.1 miles away.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
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