Pioneer Yosemite History Center Online Pioneer Yosemite History Center Online Table of Contents Pioneer Yosemite History Center Online.........................................................................................................1 Preface......................................................................................................................................................1 Pioneer Yosemite History Center Online.........................................................................................................3 Introduction..............................................................................................................................................3 Pioneer Yosemite History Center Online.........................................................................................................6 Covered Bridge........................................................................................................................................6 More information..............................................................................................................................9 Pioneer Yosemite History Center Online.......................................................................................................11 Chris Jorgensen Artist Home.................................................................................................................11 More information............................................................................................................................14 Pioneer Yosemite History Center Online.......................................................................................................16 George Anderson Pioneer Home...........................................................................................................16 More information............................................................................................................................18 Pioneer Yosemite History Center Online.......................................................................................................20 Hodgdon Homestead Cabin...................................................................................................................20 More information............................................................................................................................22 Pioneer Yosemite History Center Online.......................................................................................................25 Blacksmith Shop....................................................................................................................................25 Pioneer Yosemite History Center Online.......................................................................................................28 Cavalry Office........................................................................................................................................28 More information............................................................................................................................31 Pioneer Yosemite History Center Online.......................................................................................................33 Ranger Patrol Cabin...............................................................................................................................33 Pioneer Yosemite History Center Online.......................................................................................................36 Wells Fargo and Stage Office................................................................................................................36 Pioneer Yosemite History Center Online.......................................................................................................40 Degnan Bakery.......................................................................................................................................40 More information............................................................................................................................42 Pioneer Yosemite History Center Online.......................................................................................................43 Powderhouse and Jail.............................................................................................................................43 Pioneer Yosemite History Center Online.......................................................................................................46 Gray Barn...............................................................................................................................................46 Pioneer Yosemite History Center Online.......................................................................................................49 Wagons and Stagecoaches.....................................................................................................................49 Washburn.........................................................................................................................................50 i Pioneer Yosemite History Center Online Table of Contents Pioneer Yosemite History Center Online Mahta...............................................................................................................................................50 Chuck Wagon..................................................................................................................................51 Spring Wagon..................................................................................................................................51 Farm Wagon....................................................................................................................................52 Mosquito Wagon.............................................................................................................................52 Galen Clark Wagon.........................................................................................................................53 Egling..............................................................................................................................................53 McGurk...........................................................................................................................................54 Freight Wagon.................................................................................................................................54 More information............................................................................................................................54 Pioneer Yosemite History Center Online.......................................................................................................56 Questions for the Future.........................................................................................................................56 References and Further Information......................................................................................................56 Acronyms...............................................................................................................................................57 Pioneer Yosemite History Center Online.......................................................................................................60 Preface....................................................................................................................................................60 ii Pioneer Yosemite History Center Online r r r r r r r r • Introduction • Ranger Patrol r Cabin • Covered Bridge r r • Wells Fargo • Chris Jorgensen Artist Home Office r r • George Anderson Pioneer Home • Degnan Bakery r • Hodgdon Homestead Cabin r • Powderhouse r and Jail • Blacksmith Shop r r • Gray Barn • Cavalry Office r rr r • Wagons and Stagecoaches r • References and Further Information rr r r r r r r r Preface r r r Information for this web exhibit about the Pioneer Yosemite History Centerr has been gathered from many sources.r They are acknowledged in text or ther references section.r Photographs not credited were taken by me.r I’d like to thank those historians that preserved the stories here,r and Doug Hubbard who preserved the Pioneer Yosemite History Center Online 1 Pioneer Yosemite History Center Online buildings, that made ther Pioneer Yosemite History Center and this exhibit possible.r r r r —Dan Anderson, July 2005r r r r r Copyright © 2005 by Dan E. Anderson. All rights reserved.r r r r r r r Next: Introductionr r r r r r r r r r r r r http://www.yosemite.ca.us/pioneer-yosemite-history-center/r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r Yosemite > Pioneer History >r Introduction >r r r r r r r r r Next: Covered Bridger •r Contentsr r r r r Preface 2 Pioneer Yosemite History Center Online r r r r r r Introduction r r r r Pioneer Yosemite History Centerr n.r r r A place of pioneers who profoundlyr r influenced the birth and growthr r of the National Park idea.r r r r r r r r r r Wagon ride with driver Burrel Maierr r r The scenery of Yosemite National Park is world-renown. Each year, millions ofr people are drawn to its thundering waterfalls, towering giant sequoias,r unique geologic features, and magnificent high country. The story of people,r however, is not as well known.r Here at the Pioneer Yosemite History Center, the National Park Servicer commemorates the efforts of people, the events they experienced,r and the