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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28UO_porterville-area-vietnam-memorial-a-war-memorial_Porterville-CA.html
We Did All That Was Asked
CPL Stephen E. Austin 21 USMC
CPL Roy V. Berry 20 USMC
CWO Rudy Bijl 30 USA
SP4 Phillip W. Bridges 23 USA
CMDR Rodney B. Carter 40 USN
PFC Dennis F. Ellis 20 USMC
SSGT Donald T. Erickson 32 USA
PFC Timothy D. Ewin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28T5_welcome-to-the-tule-river-indian-reservation_Porterville-CA.html
Home of the Tule River Yokuts, founded in 1873 by Executive Order of President Ulysses Grant. Totaling 56,396 acres, elevation range from 900 to 7,500 feet.
The reservation is governed by the Tule River Tribal Council consisting of nine elected t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28QZ_time-marches-on_Porterville-CA.html
Frank "Buck Shaffer was a man of music, integrity, inspiration, patriotism and discipline. Buck came to Porterville in 1953 to take a position as the Porterville High School band director. Thousands of young people have had the opportunity to lear…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YAB_colonel-young-a-buffalo-soldier_Sequoia-National-Park-CA.html
Shaping a Park
Colonel Young: A Buffalo Soldier
The road to Moro Rock is part of the legacy of a young army officer who became America's first black national park superintendent. Captain Charles Young, a West Point graduate, commanded the cavalr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YAA_the-naturalists_Sequoia-National-Park-CA.html
Shaping a Park
The Naturalists
Moro Rock is one of the places in Sequoia National Park where, in 1922, naturalists began "translating" the landscape for early park visitors. Naturalists offered walks, talks, and campfire programs which…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YA7_call-the-cavalry_Sequoia-National-Park-CA.html
Shaping a Park
Call the Cavalry!
The Parker Group owes its name to a cavalry officer who commanded troops here in 1893. Why was the military here? Congress established Sequoia National Park in 1890, but the National Park Service did not exist un…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YA5_the-ccc-boys_Sequoia-National-Park-CA.html
Shaping a Park
The CCC Boys
Tunnel Log reminds us of the work of young men who struggled to survive the Great Depression in the 1930s. The drive-through hole in the log was carved by the "boys" of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Y8E_auto-log_Sequoia-National-Park-CA.html
Auto Log
Base Diameter - 21 Feet
Fell in 1917. Since then many types of vehicles have been photographed on this unusual log driveway.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Y8D_buttress-tree_Sequoia-National-Park-CA.html
Buttress Tree
Length 272 ft.
Base Diameter 20 ft.
Estimated Age 2,300 yrs.
Fell without warning June 3, 1959. The weather was clear with no wind. Sequoias lose their balance and fall when their shallow root systems are weaken…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NN1_general-sherman-tree_Sequoia-National-Park-CA.html
There it is! The largest tree on earth. Directly in front of you stands the biggest tree on the planet, the General Sherman Tree. Some trees grow taller, and some are bigger around, but no tree has greater mass. The amount of space taken up by its…