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The Yosemite Village Historic District encompasses the primary built-up section of the Yosemite Valley as it was developed by the National Park Service for Yosemite National Park. The district includes visitor services areas, park personnel residences and administrative facilities. It is located to the north of the Merced River.
The spelling was changed to "Yosemite" in 1908 and to "Yosemite National Park" in 1922. [5] In 1906, Major H.C. Benson was commanded to build and garrison Fort Yosemite in the valley. [5] US Army troops were stationed at Fort Yosemite until 1916, when the National Park Service was established to administer Yosemite and other national parks. [5]
Yosemite Valley is listed as a National Historic District and as a California Historical Landmark. [1] [2] After the creation of the Park Service, many separate hotel owners held separate concession contracts. The Yosemite Park Company had built the Yosemite Lodge and Yosemite Village had its own group of merchants.
Situated in the southwest part of Yosemite National Park, it lies along the South Fork of the Merced River at an elevation of about 4,000 feet (1,200 m). The town is accessible via State Route 41, the main highway from Fresno to Yosemite Valley. Wawona is the closest town to Chilnualna Falls and the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoia.
The LeConte Memorial Lodge was built by the Sierra Club in 1903 in memory of Joseph LeConte, one of the founding members of the Sierra Club, who died in 1901.The US$4,500 cost to build the Lodge was contributed by students, alumni and faculty from the University of California and Stanford University, San Francisco businesses, and friends and relatives of LeConte.
The cabin followed the military to the Yosemite Valley, remaining there until 1958, when it was moved back to Wawona. [2] It is part of the Pioneer Yosemite History Center . The cabin is a 15-foot (4.6 m) by 12-foot (3.7 m) 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 -story frame structure with board-and-batten siding and redwood shingle roof.
El Portal (Spanish for "The Gateway") is a census-designated place [4] in Mariposa County, California, United States. [2] It is located 11.5 miles (19 km) west-southwest of Yosemite Village, [5] at an elevation of 1,939 feet (591 m). [2] The population was 372 at the 2020 census, [3] down from 474 at the 2010 census.
Aspen Valley, California is an unincorporated community in Tuolumne County, California. Its elevation is 6,161 feet (1,878 m). [1] It is located in the western part of Yosemite National Park, about 8 miles southeast of Mather. It was the nearest community to the Crane Flat Fire Lookout, which is listed on the National Register of Historic ...