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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 ...
The Wawona Tunnel is a highway tunnel in Yosemite National Park. It, and Tunnel View just beyond its east portal, were completed in 1933. [1] [2] Wawona Tunnel is named after the community of Wawona but its name origin is not known. A popular story claims Wawō'na was the Miwok word for "big tree", or for "hoot of the owl", a bird considered ...
Wells Fargo Office in Pioneer Yosemite History Center. The Pioneer Yosemite History Center is an assembled collection of historic buildings from Yosemite National Park that is located in Wawona, California. [1] [2] Visitors can walk around the buildings year round, and the interiors are open in the summer on a limited basis. There are also ...
Big Oak Flat Road Tunnel No. 3 Extant 1938 1991 New Big Oak Flat Road Mountain spur Yosemite Village: Mariposa: CA-105: Wawona Tunnel [a] Extant 1932 1991 SR 41 (Wawona Road) Turtleback Dome: Yosemite Village: Mariposa
Summit Tunnel (Tunnel No. 6), abandoned rail tunnel, Central Pacific Railroad, one of a number through the Donner Pass area of the Sierra Nevada [4] The Big Hole, Tunnel No. 41, built to replace Tunnel No. 6 through the Donner Pass and carrying the Union Pacific Railroad (34) Feather River Route, including: Chilcoot Tunnel; Spring Garden Tunnel
As various buildings were added or demolished, the general location acquired and kept the name well into the automobile age. Prior to the building of the Wawona Tunnel in 1933, the Wawona Road passed next to it, at the point where the start of Pohono Trail was located. (The Pohono Trail includes part of what was the old Wawona Road.)
Wawona Tunnel Tree: Renamed the 'Fallen Tunnel Tree,' this sequoia was the first to have a tunnel carved through its trunk in 1881. Originally wide enough for horse-drawn carriages and early automobiles, the tunnel weakened the tree's base. It collapsed during a 1969 snowstorm, catalyzing a turning point in national parks' preservation efforts ...
Tunnel View is a scenic viewpoint located on California State Route 41 in Yosemite National Park, United States. Since its opening in 1933, it has offered visitors iconic, expansive views of Yosemite Valley , making it one of the park's most renowned viewpoints.