Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Camp Curry, now known as Curry Village, was established in 1899 at the base of Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park. [2] Developed as an alternative to the first-class Sentinel Hotel , it offered a more affordable, rustic lodging experience.
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.
June 15, 1978 (North of El Portal: Yosemite National Park: 24: Merced Lake High Sierra Camp: July 18, 2014 (Along north bank of Merced River, directly east of Merced Lake
1931 visitor map featuring depictions of Yosemite's scenery, buildings, and activities, printed by the Yosemite Park and Curry Company. YP&CC also played a pivotal role in the development of the Ahwahnee Hotel, which was conceived in the 1920s to provide luxury accommodations in the park. [1]
The AOL.com video experience serves up the best video content from AOL and around the web, curating informative and entertaining snackable videos.
David and Jennie Curry's ad for the "Firefall" David and Jennie Curry were schoolteachers who arrived in Yosemite Valley in 1899. [7] The couple ran a tent camp in the valley [8] and, despite the two-week round-trip journey via horse and wagon from Merced, California, the camp registered 292 guests in its first year. [9]
The May Lake High Sierra Camp replaced an earlier camp at Tenaya Lake, and was established in July 1938 at a site selected by Donald Tresidder and Mary Curry Tresidder of the Yosemite Park and Curry Company. It is located at an elevation of 9,270 feet (2,830 m). The camp can accommodate 36 overnight guests.
24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726