*Actual date of death reported on the California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997 was 21 November 1945.
Born in the Basque Region of France on Oct. 18, 1874, Jean Pierre "Pete" Aguereberry was a renowned Death Valley prospector who mined gold for more than 40 years. Augereberry and fellow miner Frank "Shorty" Harris struck gold at Harrisburg Flats, 55 miles southeast of Lone Pine on July 1, 1905. Aguereberry transformed that claim into the Eureka Mine, which he worked until his death on Nov. 23, 1945 at Tecopa Hot Springs at age 72. Aguereberry is perhaps best known for the road he built to Aguereberry Point so visitors could enjoy its spectacular view of Death Valley. Though he wished to be buried at the point, government officials, citing the 1933 monument status of Death Valley, denied his final request. Instead, Father Frank Crowley, brother of beloved "Desert Padre" Monsignor John J. Crowley, interred Augereberry's remains here in Lone Pine. This plaque honors the life and memory of Pete Augereberry, a modest, hardworking and honorable man.
Born in the Basque Region of France on Oct. 18, 1874, Jean Pierre "Pete" Aguereberry was a renowned Death Valley prospector who mined gold for more than 40 years. Augereberry and fellow miner Frank "Shorty" Harris struck gold at Harrisburg Flats, 55 miles southeast of Lone Pine on July 1, 1905. Aguereberry transformed that claim into the Eureka Mine, which he worked until his death on Nov. 23, 1945 at Tecopa Hot Springs at age 72. Aguereberry is perhaps best known for the road he built to Aguereberry Point so visitors could enjoy its spectacular view of Death Valley. Though he wished to be buried at the point, government officials, citing the 1933 monument status of Death Valley, denied his final request. Instead, Father Frank Crowley, brother of beloved "Desert Padre" Monsignor John J. Crowley, interred Augereberry's remains here in Lone Pine. This plaque honors the life and memory of Pete Augereberry, a modest, hardworking and honorable man.
*Actual date of death reported on the California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997 was 21 November 1945.
Born in the Basque Region of France on Oct. 18, 1874, Jean Pierre "Pete" Aguereberry was a renowned Death Valley prospector who mined gold for more than 40 years. Augereberry and fellow miner Frank "Shorty" Harris struck gold at Harrisburg Flats, 55 miles southeast of Lone Pine on July 1, 1905. Aguereberry transformed that claim into the Eureka Mine, which he worked until his death on Nov. 23, 1945 at Tecopa Hot Springs at age 72. Aguereberry is perhaps best known for the road he built to Aguereberry Point so visitors could enjoy its spectacular view of Death Valley. Though he wished to be buried at the point, government officials, citing the 1933 monument status of Death Valley, denied his final request. Instead, Father Frank Crowley, brother of beloved "Desert Padre" Monsignor John J. Crowley, interred Augereberry's remains here in Lone Pine. This plaque honors the life and memory of Pete Augereberry, a modest, hardworking and honorable man.
Born in the Basque Region of France on Oct. 18, 1874, Jean Pierre "Pete" Aguereberry was a renowned Death Valley prospector who mined gold for more than 40 years. Augereberry and fellow miner Frank "Shorty" Harris struck gold at Harrisburg Flats, 55 miles southeast of Lone Pine on July 1, 1905. Aguereberry transformed that claim into the Eureka Mine, which he worked until his death on Nov. 23, 1945 at Tecopa Hot Springs at age 72. Aguereberry is perhaps best known for the road he built to Aguereberry Point so visitors could enjoy its spectacular view of Death Valley. Though he wished to be buried at the point, government officials, citing the 1933 monument status of Death Valley, denied his final request. Instead, Father Frank Crowley, brother of beloved "Desert Padre" Monsignor John J. Crowley, interred Augereberry's remains here in Lone Pine. This plaque honors the life and memory of Pete Augereberry, a modest, hardworking and honorable man.
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