Pioneer Yosemite History Center
The Pioneer Yosemite History Center is an assembled collection of historic buildings from Yosemite National Park that is located in Wawona, California.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: open-air museum
- Description: open air museum in California
- Also known as: “Yosemite History Center” and “Yosemite Pioneer History Center”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hodgdon Homestead Cabin and Chris Jorgensen Studio.
Hodgdon Homestead Cabin
Historic building
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The Hodgdon Homestead Cabin was built by Jeremiah Hodgdon in 1879 in the Aspen Valley area of what became Yosemite National Park. The two-story log cabin, measuring 22 feet by 30 feet, was located in an inholding in the park, owned by Hodgdon's descendants.
Chris Jorgensen Studio
Historic building
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The Chris Jorgensen Studio is a one-room log building, built in 1904 as an artist's studio for Chris Jorgensen in the Yosemite Valley. Jorgensen, an instructor and assistant director of the California School of Fine Arts, arrived in Yosemite in the 1890s.
Yosemite Transportation Company Office
Historic building
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The Yosemite Transportation Company Office, also known as the Wells Fargo Office, was built in the Yosemite Valley of the U.S. state of California in 1910 to house facilities of motor stage and horse stage services between the nearest rail terminal at El Portal and Yosemite National Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wawona and South Wawona.
Wawona
Hamlet
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Wawona is a census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States. The population was 111 at the 2020 census. The community is located entirely within Yosemite National Park, as it preceded the founding of the park as a national recreation area.
South Wawona
Hamlet
Wawona is a census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States. The population was 111 at the 2020 census. The community is located entirely within Yosemite National Park, as it preceded the founding of the park as a national recreation area.
North Wawona
Hamlet
Wawona is a census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States. The population was 111 at the 2020 census. The community is located entirely within Yosemite National Park, as it preceded the founding of the park as a national recreation area.
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From Dutch to French—“Pioneer Yosemite History Center” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Pioneer Yosemite History Center”
- French: “Pioneer Yosemite History Center”
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