Yosemite National Park in Tuolumne County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Parsons Memorial Lodge
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, May 18, 2013
1. Parsons Memorial Lodge Marker
National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form
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National Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance
in commemorating the history of the
United States of America
1987
National Park Service
United States Department of the Interior
Erected 1987 by National Park Service.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the National Historic Landmarks series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1987.
Location. 37° 52.692′ N, 119° 22.045′ W. Marker is in Yosemite National Park, California, in Tuolumne County. It can be reached from Tioga Pass Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Yosemite National Park CA 95389, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sierra Nevada. It is also in the American Mountain West. 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 Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Civilian Conservation Corps (approx. 0.6 miles away); Yosemite Ghost Mines (approx. 5.8 miles away); Tioga Pass Road (approx. 6.4 miles away); Bennettville (approx. 7.6 miles away); Avalanche! (approx. 7.9 miles away); Olmsted Point (approx. 7.9 miles away); a different marker also named The Tioga Pass Road
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More about this marker. Parsons Memorial Lodge is accessed by trail from the Lambert Dome parking area at Tuolumne Meadows.
Regarding Parsons Memorial Lodge. Soda Springs is next to Parsons Memorial Lodge. It is also on the National Register, but has no marker.
Also see . . . Soda Springs Cabin - Wikipedia. Links to National Register of Historical Places Nomination Form:
The ruins of the cabin are located directly over the gaseous spring, and are thought to have functioned as a springhouse rather than as a dwelling, preventing livestock from fouling the spring. (Submitted on May 28, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, May 18, 2013
2. Parsons Memorial Lodge Marker
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, May 18, 2013
3. Parsons Memorial Lodge
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, May 18, 2013
4. Parsons Memorial Lodge
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, May 18, 2013
5. Soda Springs
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, May 18, 2013
6. Soda Springs
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, May 18, 2013
7. Meadow View
Credits. This page was last revised on November 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 608 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on May 28, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
