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Photo by Trudy Johnson\u003Cbr>Explorers. Trail Builders. Pioneers. Innkeepers. Artists.\u003Cbr>Conservationists. The story of these and other early\u003Cbr>Yosemite settlers can be found by crossing the historic covered bridge in Wawona and taking a walk through time. It is a story of the creation of one of America’s first national parks. It’s a story filled with hopes and dreams, struggles and conflict as our nation grappled with the concept of the preservation of wilderness. Continued on page 1 |  |\n\nLook Inside!  \nValley Shuttle Bus Map ......... Back Panel  \nPark Map ........... 10 & 11  \n• Planning Your Visit  \n• Important Road  \nInformation  \nPark Rules ................ 2  \nBears .................... 3  \nCamping ................. 4  \nBackpacking & Valley Day Hikes........... 5  \nActivities ............ 12 – 17  \nFacilities & Services ... 18 & 19  \nJust For Kids .............. 9  \nYosemite News ............ 6  \nNature Notes.............. 7  \nYosemite Valley Plan . . . Center  \n\nYOSEMITE GUIDE  \n YOUR KEY TO VISITING THE PARK   \nS U M M E R  \nJUNE 20 – SEPTEMBER 4, 2000 VOLUME XXIX, NO. 2  \nA Walk Through Time  \nContinued from front cover  \nTucked away in Wawona—one of Yosemite’s quieter corners—you’ll find the Pioneer Yosemite History Center, where each building represents a different chapter in Yosemite’s history.  \nVisitors are encouraged to enter the fascinating world of the Pioneer Yosemite History Center as if they too were pioneers. With the murmur of the Merced River’s South Fork in the background, the clang of a blacksmith’s anvil, and the whinny of nearby horses, it’s easy to imagine life in an earlier era.  \nWAWONA COVERED BRIDGE  \nIt’s fitting that the old wooden bridge, originally built by Galen Clark, serves as the entrance to the History Center. Clark’s role as one of the original conservationists and innkeepers places him in one of the earliest chapters of Yosemite’s history. After Abraham Lincoln signed legislation in 1864 protecting Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias by creating the Yosemite Grant, Clark was appointed the Guardian of the Grant. Clark’s bridge, however, didn’t  \nThe establishment of the Yosemite Grant in 1864 laid the  \nfoundation for national parks. This story is memorialized atthe Pioneer Yosemite History Center in Wawona.  \nspending the summer patrolling the park, building trails, and stocking the lakes with fish.  \nSTAGECOACH COLLECTION  \nThe Pioneer Yosemite History Center also houses a collection of restored and authentic stagecoaches, representing early travel to the Yosemite region.  \nAfter a train-ride from San Francisco to the terminus in the small foothill town of Raymond, Yosemite was still a two-day ride by stage. The stage trip was a bruising one, and one which left passengers covered with a fine coat of dust. The stage dri-  \nThe History Center’s living history program runs throughout the summer on Wednesday through Sunday afternoons. During this time you will find several of the buildings staffed by dedicated volunteers in costume who assume the roles of Yosemite pioneers.  \nThe Pioneer Yosemite History Center is located in Wawona, about 4 miles from the park’s South Entrance along the Wawona Road, and is just a short walk from the Wawona Store parking lot. It is always open and interpretive brochures are available.  \nJeff Lahr is a seasonal ranger in Wawona. During the school year,  \nresemble the covered bridge we cross today. After the Washburn family bought Clark’s Station and converted it to the Wawona Hotel as seen today, they covered the rough-hewn bridge in 1879 in the tradition of their New England origins.  \nWHO WAS  \nGEORGE ANDERSON?  \nNestled away in the northwestern corner of the History Center is the simple cabin of Georg","cbCaiv4Ob0vee2c6","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiv4Ob0vee2c6","pdf",3067814,22,"English","# Planning Your Visit\n## Park Map\n## Park Rules\n## Bears\n## Camping\n## Backpacking & Valley Day Hikes\n## Activities\n## Facilities & Services\n## Just For Kids\n## Yosemite News\n## Nature Notes\n## Yosemite Valley Plan","[{\"question\":\"What is the Pioneer Yosemite History Center, and where is it located?\",\"answer\":\"The Pioneer Yosemite History Center is a living history site in Wawona where each building reflects a chapter of Yosemite’s past. 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