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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KHJ_general-grant-tree-trail_Hume-CA.html
Along this loop trail, information signs help acquaint you with the General Grant and other notable trees in this impressive sequoia grove. For a more detailed story, purchase the self-guiding brochure at the Grant Grove Visitor Center or from a d…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1K6F_the-fallen-monarch_Hume-CA.html
(Left side) One wonders how long this tree fell...A high tanning content makes Giant Sequoia wood undigestible to fungi, bacteria, insects, and other decay organisms. Thus, decay of this wood takes place very slowly! The Fallen Monarch has remai…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZ9E_converse-basin-grove_Hume-CA.html
One of the largest stands of Giant Sequoias, it contained some of the finest Big Trees. The grove was logged as a private land between 1897 and 1907, first by the Sanger Lumber Company and later by Hume-Bennett Lumber Company, which in 1909 develo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTRS_gamlin-cabin_Hume-CA.html
This cabin was built in 1872 by Israel Gamlin, who with his brother Thomas filed a timber claim to 160 acres within Grant Grove. They quartered here until 1878 while grazing cattle in the mountains. After General Grant National Park was establishe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTRQ_the-centennial-stump_Hume-CA.html
This tree was cut in 1875, and a 16 ft. section sent to the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876. Only the outer shell was exhibited, the parts being reassembled after shipment. Eastern people refused to accept the exhibit as part of a singl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTR4_technology-in-timber-county_Hume-CA.html
Having water around a sawmill is a good thing. It's easier to move logs and lumber, and put out fires. The Hume-Bennett Lumber Company found this site near good timber and decided a reservoir would make there operation more efficient. The problem …
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