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The Yosemite Stage and Turnpike Company, established in 1882 by Edward, John, and Henry Washburn, was a 19th-century transportation enterprise that provided stagecoach services connecting the San Joaquin Valley to Yosemite National Park. The company played a significant role in developing Yosemite's early tourism infrastructure, including the ...
In 2014, the United States National Park Service opened bids on a new concessions contract for Yosemite National Park's properties. When Delaware North assumed the role of concessionary in 1993, it was contractually required to purchase the assets of the previous concessionaire — Yosemite Park & Curry Company — at fair market value, including furniture, equipment, vehicles, and "other ...
The Vogelsang High Sierra Camp is located a hiking distance of 7.6 miles (12.2 km) north by the Fletcher Creek trail, or a hiking distance of 8.4 miles (13.5 km) north by the Fletcher Creek trail and then over Vogelsang Pass. Sunrise High Sierra Camp is located a hiking distance of 10.0 miles (16.1 km) northwest. [2]
The Yosemite Transportation Company Office, also known as the Wells Fargo Office, was built in the Yosemite Valley of the U.S. state of California in 1910 to house facilities of motor stage and horse stage services between the nearest rail terminal at El Portal and Yosemite National Park.
Burnett is the 12th hiker to die while climbing Half Dome since 1995, according to the Mercury News. There have been numerous emergency calls to the 14-mile trail — which has often suffered from ...
The Yosemite Park and Curry Company (YP&CC) was formed through the merger of the Yosemite National Park Company and the Curry Camping Company. [4] This merger was part of a decade-long initiative by National Park Service Director Stephen Mather to streamline operations within Yosemite National Park for improved service and efficiency. [4]
UPDATED: Two missing hikers were found safe at 2 p.m. Monday. The Yosemite Search and Rescue team as well as CalOES and the California Highway Patrol found Miguel Delgado and Ana Rodarte.
The Yreka Railroad Company was incorporated in May 1888, with a capital stock of $100,000, and opened in January 1889, connecting Yreka to the Southern Pacific Company lessor Central Pacific Railroad (ex-California and Oregon Railroad). The decision to build the Yreka Railroad was due in part to the Southern Pacific's decision to bypass Yreka ...