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The Wawona Tree, also known as the Wawona Tunnel Tree, was a famous giant sequoia that stood in Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, California, United States, until February 1969. It had a height of 227 feet (69 m) and was 26 feet (7.9 m) in diameter at the base.
The Chandelier Tree, also known as the Drive-Thru Tree, is a 315-foot-tall coast redwood located in Leggett, California. Carved in 1937, its 6-foot-wide tunnel allows vehicles to pass through, making it a popular roadside attraction at the privately owned Drive-Thru Tree Park. [6] Shrine Drive-Thru Tree: Myers Flat: Sequoia sempervirens
Theodore Roosevelt riding through the Wawona Tree, 1903. In September 1880, the company transported President Rutherford B. Hayes during his visit to Yosemite Valley. [ 13 ] In 1903, Edward and John Washburn hosted Theodore Roosevelt at the Wawona Hotel and transported him to the Mariposa Grove, including a ride through the iconic Wawona Tunnel ...
In 1881, the Yosemite Stage and Turnpike Company carved a tunnel through the Wawona Tree in Mariposa Grove, large enough to accommodate stagecoaches. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] The tunnel, measuring 7 ft (2.1 m) wide, 9 ft (2.7 m) high, and 26 ft (7.9 m) long, transformed the tree into a significant tourist attraction and a symbol of the grove's colossal ...
The Wawona Tree, also known as the Tunnel Tree, was a giant sequoia that grew in the Mariposa Grove. It was 234 feet (71 m) tall, and was 90 ft (27 m) in circumference. When a carriage-wide tunnel was cut through the tree in 1881, it became even more popular as a tourist photo attraction.
The company, a merger of two longtime farming empires, Gerawan Farming and Wawona Packing, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Oct. 13, 2023 after succumbing to more than $600 million in debt.
More than two dozen farmers have been identified in court documents as potential buyers of the more than 13,000 acres of prime farmland being liquidated by the bankrupt Prima Wawona farming company.
The number of inhabitants increases dramatically during peak tourist seasons, due to the large number of rental cabins in the town. It is located at 37°32′13″N 119°39′23″W / 37.53694°N 119.65639°W / 37.53694; -119.65639 , [ 2 ] 20 miles (32 km) north of Oakhurst and 26 miles (42 km) south of the center of Yosemite Valley ...