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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1L6L_the-art-of-thomas-hill_YOSEMITE-NATIONAL-PARK-CA.html
Along with other accomplished artists of his time, including Albert Bierstadt and Thomas Moran, Thomas Hill's large-scale oil paintings of Yosemite captured the attention of people across America, visually introducing them to magnificence of Yosem…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1K1Z_the-story-of-half-dome_Yosemite-Valley-CA.html
Millions of years ago the granite block of Half Dome was larger, but there was never a matching half. Undercut by glaciers near the base, slabs of rock fell away from a broad vertical crack in the granite, leaving a sheer face. Remnants of the mis…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1K1Y_yosemite-valley_Yosemite-Valley-CA.html
On June 30, 1864 the United States granted the Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Big Tree Grove to the State of California to "be held for public use, resort and recreation...inalienable for all time." This act, signed by President Abraham Lincoln,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1K1X_the-journey-to-yosemite_YOSEMITE-NATIONAL-PARK-CA.html
Tourism in Yosemite began long before it became a national park. In the 1850s, daring visitors endured long days of rugged travel on foot and horseback. Indian trails led them to never-to-be-forgotten views of Yosemite.
Entrepreneurs were soon …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1K1W_waterfalls-of-yosemite-valley_YOSEMITE-NATIONAL-PARK-CA.html
Nowhere else on earth are there so many spectacular waterfalls in such a concentrated area.
During the spring, torrents of water from melted snow thunder over Yosemite's precipices. By August, the "ephemeral" falls disappear; others, like the C…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1K1V_glaciers-at-the-gate_YOSEMITE-NATIONAL-PARK-CA.html
Geologic processes that created Yosemite Valley include glaciation, erosion, rockfalls, and earthquakes. Most of these processes are still at work here, shaping and reshaping the land. Ancient glaciers have left dramatic geologic evidence virtuall…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1K1T_el-capitan_YOSEMITE-NATIONAL-PARK-CA.html
El Capitan is famous for its massive bulk of largely unbroken rock and its sheer, vertical face soaring 3,000 feet into the air. This monolith is composed of a particularly durable granite, allowing it to withstand the pressures of glaciers and er…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1C6V_wawona-hotel_YOSEMITE-NATIONAL-PARK-CA.html
After several pioneer lodging structures were destroyed by fire, Henry Washburn and John Bruce had this building, opened in April, 1879, erected. Bruce died in it in 1882, but Henry, John, Edward, and later Clarence Washburn owned and operated it …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18YE_john-muir-the-woodcutter_Yosemite-Valley-CA.html
In 1869, innkeeper James Hutchings hired a young wilderness explorer named John Muir to rebuild and operate his sawmill. Muir worked here for almost two years, milling trees blown down in a storm to build improvements at Hutchings' Yosemite Valley…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18MQ_the-ahwahneechee_Yosemite-Valley-CA.html
This marker is composed of four plaques secured front and back to two pillars.
Adapting to a New Life
For thousands of years, Indians adapted to climate changes, fires and droughts in the Sierra. They also survived conflicts with other local…