Giant Sequoia in the Mariposa Grove, Yosemite

Mariposa Grove is a sequoia grove located near Wawona, California in the southernmost part of Yosemite National Park, at 37°31′ N 119°36′ W (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=37_31_N_119_36_W_). It is the largest grove of Giant Sequoias in the park, with several hundred mature examples of the tree. Two of its trees are among the fifty largest such trees in the world. Giant Sequoia, Mariposa Grove, 9-1992 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Giant Sequoia, Mariposa Grove, 9-1992 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Giant Sequoia in the Mariposa Grove, Yosemite The following is a list of Giant Sequoia groves. ... Categories: Stub | Unincorporated communities in California ... Yosemite National Park (pron. ... Binomial name Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindl. ...

Mariposa Grove was discovered by Galen Clark and Milton Mann, in 1857. They named the grove after Mariposa County, California, where the grove resides [1] (http://www.yosemite.ca.us/history/place_names_of_the_high_sierra/m.html). Galen Clark (March 28, 1814 – March 24, 1910) is known for his discovery of the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoia trees and for his role as Guardian of Yosemite National Park for 21 years. ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Mariposa County is a county located in Californias Central Valley, north of Fresno and southeast of Stockton. ...

The 2700-year-old Giant Sequoia named Grizzly Giant is the oldest tree in the park and resides in the grove. It is also the fifth largest (by volume) tree in the world with a circumference of 89 feet (27 m) and a diameter of 27 feet (8.2 m) at the base. Grizzly Giant's first branch from its base is itself 6 feet (2 m) in diameter. A tunnel that was wide enough for house-drawn carriages and early automobiles to drive through was cut into the Wawona Tunnel Tree in the 19th century. Weakened by this large opening at its base, the tree fell down in 1969. 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ...

Abraham Lincoln signed an Act of Congress on June 30, 1864 ceding the "Mariposa Big Tree Grove" (and Yosemite Valley) to the state of California; criticism of the stewardship over the land led to the state returning the grove to federal control upon establishment of Yosemite National Park. Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865), sometimes called Abe Lincoln and nicknamed Honest Abe, the Rail Splitter, and the Great Emancipator, was the 16th (1861–1865) President of the United States, and the first president from the Republican Party. ... At the federal level in the United States, legislation consists primarily of Acts passed by Congress and signed into law by the President. ... June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining. ... 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Yosemite Valley with Half Dome in the distance. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... In general stewardship is responsibility for taking good care of resources entrusted to one. ...

References

• Geology of U.S. Parklands: Fifth Edition, Eugene P. Kiver and David V. Harris (Jonh Wiley & Sons; New York; 1999; page 227) ISBN 0-471-33218-6

External links

• Yosemite and the Mariposa Grove: A Preliminary Report, 1865 (http://www.yosemite.ca.us/history/olmsted/report.html)
• An article about the grove (http://www.nationalgeographic.com/destinations/Yosemite_National_Park/Glacier_Point_Mariposa_Grove.html) from the National Geographic Society
• Record from the 38th Congress (http://memory.loc.gov/ll/amrvl/vl001/vl001001.gif) including the 1864 Act granting the grove to California
• Record from the 59th Congress (http://memory.loc.gov/ll/amrvl/vl099/vl099001.gif) returning the grove to federal control
• Maps and aerial photos (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=37.51_N_-119.6_E_type:landmark_region:US)
  • Street map from Mapquest (http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=37.51&longitude=-119.6&zoom=7) or Google  (http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=37.51,-119.6&spn=0.03,0.045)
  • Topographic map from Topozone (http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=37.51&lon=-119.6&s=50&size=m&datum=nad83)
  • Aerial photograph from Terraserver (http://terraservice.net/image.aspx?s=13&lon=-119.6&lat=37.51&w=2) or Google (http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=37.51,-119.6&spn=0.03,0.045&t=k)