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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.
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]
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
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.
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]
In 1925 the two family-run companies became the Yosemite Park and Curry Company and went on to build and run the Ahwahnee Hotel as the company headquarters for years, introducing a number of traditions, including the Bracebridge dinner. Curry Village was the site from where villagers and visitors watched the Yosemite Firefall. This "fall" was ...
It was located at El Portal, California just outside of Yosemite. [47] [48] The Curry Company started in 1899, led by David and Jennie Curry to provide concessions. They founded Camp Curry, now Curry Village. [49] Park service administrators felt that limiting the number of concessionaires in the park would be more financially sound.
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] Curry Village is one of the lodging options in the area.