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Yosemite National Park in Mariposa County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
 

The Old Yosemite Village

 
 
The Old Yosemite Village Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, May 15, 2013
1. The Old Yosemite Village Marker
Inscription.
Before you lies the site of the Old Yosemite Village. Stretching between the Four Mile Trail and Sentinel Bridge, it was a bustling hamlet during the late 1800s and early 1900s. It consisted of guest cottages, photo studios, a hotel, bathhouse, saloon, and other amenities for the many travelers visiting the Valley. The Old Village is gone, but you can still see a sugar maple, and fruit trees planted by the villagers.Before you lies the site of the Old Yosemite Village. Stretching between the Four Mile Trail and Sentinel Bridge, it was a bustling hamlet during the late 1800s and early 1900s. It consisted of guest cottages, photo studios, a hotel, bathhouse, saloon, and other amenities for the many travelers visiting the Valley. The Old Village is gone, but you can still see a sugar maple, and fruit trees planted by the villagers. Before you lies the site of the Old Yosemite Village. Stretching between the Four Mile Trail and Sentinel Bridge, it was a bustling hamlet during the late 1800s and early 1900s. It consisted of guest cottages, photo studios, a hotel, bathhouse, saloon, and other amenities for the many travelers visiting the Valley. The Old Village is gone, but you can still see a sugar maple, and fruit trees planted by the villagers.Before you lies the site of the Old Yosemite Village. Stretching between the Four Mile Trail
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and Sentinel Bridge, it was a bustling hamlet during the late 1800s and early 1900s. It consisted of guest cottages, photo studios, a hotel, bathhouse, saloon, and other amenities for the many travelers visiting the Valley. The Old Village is gone, but you can still see a sugar maple, and fruit trees planted by the villagers.

The Chapel Stands Alone
Yosemite Chapel, the only building remaining from the Old Village, is the oldest structure in Yosemite Valley. Built in 1879 near the foot of Four Mile Trail, it was moved to its current location in 1901. The National Park Service relocated other buildings from the Old Village such as the Wells Fargo station and the jail. These can be seen today at the Pioneer Yosemite History Center in Wawona.

Photo captions: (left) A simple one-room shack served as a school from 1875 until 1897. Teacher Mary Adair (left) is seen here with her students in 1882; (right) Harry and Ann Best started their art and photography business in 1902. Their only daughter, Virginia, married an aspiring photographer named Ansel Adams. The family continues to operate the business across the river in what is today known as The Ansel Adams Gallery.
 
Erected by Yosemite Fund.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1879.
 
Location.
The Old Yosemite Village Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, May 15, 2013
2. The Old Yosemite Village Marker
37° 44.598′ N, 119° 35.408′ W. Marker is in Yosemite National Park, California, in Mariposa County. Marker is at the intersection of Southside Drive and Sentinel Drive, on the left when traveling east on Southside Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Yosemite National Park CA 95389, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Story of Half Dome (within shouting distance of this marker); Reawakening the Meadow (within shouting distance of this marker); James Hutchings (approx. ¼ mile away); Early Tourism (approx. ¼ mile away); A Home for Rangers (approx. 0.4 miles away); Big Tree (approx. 0.4 miles away); Yosemite National Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); Yosemite Valley (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yosemite National Park.
 
The Yosemite Chapel image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, May 15, 2013
3. The Yosemite Chapel
The Yosemite Chapel image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, May 15, 2013
4. The Yosemite Chapel
Note flood level marker on the left.
Nearby Flood Level marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, May 15, 2013
5. Nearby Flood Level marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 919 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 27, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.

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