Fish Camp in Madera County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad

Photographed by Grub-Gulch Chapter 41-49

1. Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad Marker

Inscription. From 1899 to 1931 The Madera Sugar Pine Lumber Company logged over 30,000 acres in the immediate area, sawing almost a billion-and-a-half board feet of lumber. Wood-burning Shay locomotives hauled the logs from the woods over a large network of narrow gauge rails to the sawmill at Sugar Pine. The rough dawn lumber was transported by a 54-mile flume to Madera in the San Joaquin Valley to be planted and shipped to a worldwide market.
The Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad, founded in 1965, is a restoration of this by-gone era. The track now used is restored on exactly the same grade used from 1908 to 1924. The locomotives, cars and equipment used now to haul passengers instead of logs are authentic, dating back the early 1900′s. Preserved for future generations.

Erected 1987 by Grub Gulch Chapter 41-49 E Clampus Vitus.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1899.

Location. 37° 27.201′ N, 119° 38.66′ W. Marker is in Fish Camp, California,

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in Madera County. It can be reached from State Highway 41 south of Kane Ranch Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 56001 Ca-41, Fish Camp CA 93623, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Joaquin Valley,

specifically in the Central Valley,

and in the Sierra Nevada.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A New Vision for an Ancient Grove (approx. 3.9 miles away); Sustaining the Mariposa Grove (approx. 3.9 miles away); Celebrating the Mariposa Grove (approx. 3.9 miles away); The Surviving Tunnel Tree (approx. 4 miles away); Enduring Giant (approx. 4.2 miles away); Madera Sugar Pine Flume (approx. 5.4 miles away); Wawona Hotel (approx. 5.8 miles away); The Art of Thomas Hill (approx. 5.8

2. Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad Marker

miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fish Camp.

Also see . . . Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad. The Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad is a fun-filled excursion for the entire family, located only 10 minutes from the southern entrance of Yosemite National Park off of Highway 41. The historic railroad offers train rides, gold panning, an on-site rail museum, and a fun gifts & collectibles store. Open April through October. (Submitted on April 21, 2020.)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 19, 2020, by Frank Gunshow Sanchez of Hollister, California. This page has been viewed 539 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 19, 2020. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.

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