Grant Grove Village in Tulare County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

The Centennial Stump

Diameter – 24 ft.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 28, 2011

1. The Centennial Stump Marker

Inscription. This tree was cut in 1875, and a 16 ft. section sent to the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876. Only the outer shell was exhibited, the parts being reassembled after shipment. Eastern people refused to accept the exhibit as part of a single tree and called it the “California Hoax.” It took 2 men 9 days to chop down the tree. Its upper trunk is the scarred log down slope from the Grant Tree. Ladies from a nearby logging camp used to conduct Sunday school services for their children upon the stump.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Horticulture & Forestry. A significant historical year for this entry is 1875.

Location. 36° 44.864′ N, 118° 58.436′ W. Marker is in Grant Grove Village, California, in Tulare County. It is on State Highway 180. This marker is located in Kings Canyon National Park at the General Grant Grove. The Grant Grove is reached by a short side road to the left starting 1.7 miles north of the CA 180 - CA 198 junction. From the parking lot take the .5 mile Grant Tree trail. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kings Canyon National Pk CA 93633, 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gamlin Cabin (within shouting distance of this marker); General Grant Tree Trail

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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Fallen Monarch (about 700 feet away); Millwood (approx. 1.9 miles away); Converse Basin Grove (approx. 2.2 miles away); Technology in Timber County… (approx. 5.2 miles away); Buck Rock Lookout (approx. 6½ miles away); Dunlap Cemetery (approx. 9.2 miles away).

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 28, 2011

2. The Centennial Stump Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 7, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 3,667 times since then and 230 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 7, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.

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