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	The Schooner Wawona (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Wawona is a Yosemite Indian name for the Northern Spotted Owl, which was believed to be the guardian of the forest.
		Wawona is said to have set the all-time total catch record for codfish, for any vessel in the world, at 6,830,400.
		Wawona remains as the sole surviving tribute to the great wooden schooners of the Northwest, to their good Masters, and to the iron men and women who sailed them.
	www.seanet.com /~morgan/wawona.html (477 words)

	National Park Service: Architecture in the Parks (Wawona Hotel and Thomas Hill Studio)
		The Wawona Hotel is a complex of seven structures built on the upper edge of a large meadow in the southwestern corner of Yosemite National Park.
		Wawona 's architectural importance to American architecture is as the largest existing Victorian hotel complex within the boundaries of a national park, and one of the few remaining in the United States with this high level of integrity.
		Wawona Hotel's regional significance in the area of commerce is based on its resort history as a major California hotel catering to Californians, other Americans, and foreign tourists for more than a century.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/harrison/harrison1.htm (2827 words)

	HistoryLink Essay: Wawona, Pacific Lumber and Codfishing Schooner
		Wawona was launched on September 12, 1897, at the H. Bendixen Shipyard in Fairhaven, California.
		Wawona is a Yosemite Indian name for the Northern Spotted Owl, believed to be the guardian of the forest.
		Wawona is a reminder of an industry that shaped the growth and history of the Northwest.
	www.historylink.org /_output.CFM?file_ID=2072 (708 words)

	Wawona, California - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Wawona, California is an unincorporated town located entirely within Yosemite National Park.
		It is on California State Route 41, the main highway from Fresno to Yosemite Valley.
		Wawona is the location of the historic Wawona Hotel, built in 1876.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wawona,_California (194 words)

	Wawona's Yesterdays (1961), "Wawona's First Settler," by Shirley Sargent (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		One, that he came to Wawona to homestead in 1856 because a doctor had told him he did not have long to live because of consumption.
		Clark himself is evidently a character; one of those men one frequently meets in California — the modern anchorite — a hater of civilization and a lover of the forest — handsome, thoughtful, interesting, and slovenly.
		Clark’s part in Wawona’s development was at an end, but he had forty years more of vigorous service, as guardian, author, interpreter and friend of Yosemite before his death in 1910, at a venerable 96.
	www.yosemite.ca.us /library/wawonas_yesterdays/galen_clark.html (976 words)

	15 Wawona Grand Canyon Tours, Sedona Tours, San Francisco Tours, Yosemite Tours (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Wawona rolls off the tongue like the idyllic rolling forested hills and meadows, which it names.
		Woh-woh’-nah is an Indian imitation of an owl’s hooting sound and means “big tree.” The Indians believed an owl to be the guardian spirit and deity of the big trees, the sequoias, and Wawona is known to be one of the wintering areas for the great grey owl.
		The Pioneer History Museum was created at Wawona utilizing local highlights, such as the covered bridge, and historic buildings from other areas of the park, like the “Old Village,” to preserve the culture of bygone eras.
	www.waypointtours.com /15Wawona.html (438 words)

	GORP - Yosemite National Park, California - Hiking - Wawona
		Approaching the crest, vistas of the Wawona Valley are seen, as well as the wooded ridges beyond.
		Notably the Grizzly Giant, one of Yosemite's oldest, the California Tunnel tree, the Clothespin Tree.
		Wawona Point, the most dramatic view of the Wawona area, is reached by hiking.
	gorp.away.com /gorp/resource/us_national_park/ca/hikwa_yo.htm (532 words)

	Wawona Tree History page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The Yosemite area was ceded to the state of California in 1864, and a lively competition developed between the owners of the various access "roads" by which tourists could get to the Valley.
		Wawona quickly became one of the major attractions of the Yosemite area.
		Most of the early images of the Wawona Tree are to be found as stereoviews or as cabinet photographs or paintings.
	www.tunneltree.com /wawonao/wawohors/wawhist.html (540 words)

	Wawona Vacation Rentals, Hotels, Weather, Map and Attractions
		Situated in the redwoods of Yosemite, Wawona is an ideal base from which to explore the majestic beauty of Yosemite.
		The community of Wawona, inside Yosemite Park, is also near the Sierra Vista Scenic Byway and the Kings Canyon National Park.
		California Vacation and Hawaiian Vacation are publications and trademarks of Media Insights, Inc.
	www.californiavacation.com /regions/Wawona-California.html (517 words)

	Sailing Vessel Wawona
		Ironically, the schooner Wawona was built to haul lumber logged from the magnificent virgin forests of Northern California and the Pacific Northwest.
		Constructed by master shipbuilder Hans Bendixen at Fairhaven, California, for the Dolbeer and Carson Lumber Company of Eureka, California, the Wawona is a proud ship of 165 feet in length, 36-foot beam, a 12-foot, three-inch draft, and a gross tonnage of 498 tons.
		In 1914, after 17 years of carrying lumber, the Wawona was sold to the Robinson Fisheries Company of Anacortes, Washington, for employment in the Bering Sea cod fishing trade.
	www.u-s-history.com /pages/h3171.html (643 words)

	Sherpa Guides \| California \| Sierra Nevada \| Yosemite \| Wawona Road
		Historians believe the Wawona Road is the approximate route taken by the Mariposa Battalion in 1851 when they were hunting for Miwok encampments in Yosemite Valley.
		The first official Wawona Road was constructed in the 1870s and rebuilt in the 1930s.
		Wawona Hotel, built in the 1870s, is on the east side of Wawona Road, across from the golf course.
	sherpaguides.com /california/mountains/yosemite/wawona_road.html (4887 words)

	Wawona Home in Yosemite
		Wawona is an inholding- a private community within Yosemite National Park boundaries
		The Wawona Hotel was built in the late 1800s.
		This is the Wawona meadow near the golf course.
	home.new.rr.com /wawona (85 words)

	Wawona Vacation Rentals - CafeGetaway #1274 Rental Type: Cabin
		Five miles from the south entrance to Yosemite National Park, within the park boundaries, is the quiet, quaint community of Wawona.
		The historic Wawona Hotel, built in the 1890's, serves as a reminder of days gone by.
		The Summit House in Wawona is truly an incomparable setting in which to enjoy the extraordinary beauty of Yosemite National Park.
	www.cafegetaway.com /PropDisplay.asp?parmPropID=1274 (503 words)

	Wawona Campground, Central Sierra Nevada, California
		Among the things you can do near Wawona Campground are whitewater paddling, and hiking, so running out of stuff to do won’t happen.
		Wawona Campground is located in the Central Sierra Nevada.
		Nestled at the entrance to Yosemite National Park, in the forest of California's Western Sierra, the Apple Tree Inn is an exceptional hideaway for visitors to Yosemite National Park or those just seek...
	www.hikercentral.com /campgrounds/115282.html (874 words)

	A California Vacation Rental Directory - Private California vacation rental condo (condominium), cottage, villa, room, ...
		At 35.4 million people, California is the most populous state in the U.S. In the past ten years, California grew by 17 percent; in the last 50 years, it more than tripled.
		Because of all of the people, housing and as a result, accommodations, can be very pricey in the state of California.
		A California Vacation Rental Directory offers hand-selected / hand-submitted listings of vacation rental houses / homes, vacation cabins (ski cabins), cottages, condos, bed and breakfasts (bandb), hostels, motels and other alternatives for your next travels through California in Winter (Ski / Snowboard / Cross Country Ski), Summer (Ocean / Beach), Spring (Lake) or Fall (Mountain).
	acaliforniavacationrental.com (388 words)

	Wawona Frozen Foods (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		California Tree Fruit Agreement: a place to find some of the juiciest information on the web.
		Here you'll find everything you ever wanted to know about fresh California peaches, plums and nectarines - whether you are a retailer or wholesaler, grower or shipper, importer/exporter, foodservice professional or food writer.
		The American Frozen Food Institute is the national trade organization that has represented the interests of the frozen food industry for more than 60 years.
	www.wawona.com /shop/indnews.asp (281 words)

	Wawona Frozen Foods (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Studies have revealed that frozen produce is as nutritious as fresh produce while providing a great tasting way to meet the "5 A Day" goal.
		Wawona Frozen Foods has a variety of consumer packaged products which have been carefully formulated to provide a healthy, wholesome fruit product that taste good.
		Wawona Fruit Singles are delicious and convenient fruit cup snacks with California Peaches and Strawberries in a sweetened grape juice concentrate.
	www.wawona.com /Shop/retail.asp?market=RET (212 words)

	WAWONA SCHOONER SHIP MODEL
		She sets a new standard for the large size perfect reproductions of the famous American designed vessels that we offer in our collection.
		The Wawona features a fully detailed bowsprit with Dolphin Striker, gaff rigged mizzen, main and foremast, three jibs, and a foresail.
		Built for the Dolbeer and Carson Lumber Company of Eureka California, Wawona is 165 feet long with a 36 foot beam and a depth of 12 feet 3 inches.
	landandseacollection.com /id26.html (891 words)

	Oakhurst, CA Hotels and Fish Camp, CA Hotels, Oakhurst, California Hotels and Fish Camp, California Hotels
		Oakhurst, California, in Madera Co., is formerly an old mining town, and now a small, but growing, community.
		Wawona, California is located in the southern part of Yosemite Park.
		Nearby is the Wawona grove of Giant Sequoia trees.
	calhotels.us /california/oakhurst.html (653 words)

	Mariposa Grove - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mariposa Grove is a sequoia grove located near Wawona, California in the southernmost part of Yosemite National Park, at 37°31′N 119°36′W.
		Abraham Lincoln signed an Act of Congress on June 30, 1864 ceding the "Mariposa Big Tree Grove" (and Yosemite Valley) to the state of California; criticism of the stewardship over the land led to the state returning the grove to federal control upon establishment of Yosemite National Park.
		The California Tunnel Tree: Cut in 1895 to allow coaches to pass through it (and as a marketing scheme to attract visitors to the grove), this is the only living tree with a tunnel in it since the fall of the Wawona Tunnel Tree in 1969.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mariposa_Grove (900 words)

	Directory of California Covered Bridge Web Sites: California Covered Bridges
		It is reported to be the oldest covered bridge in California.
		Built in 1868 by the owners of the Wawona Hotel and converted to a covered bridge in 1878, the Wawona Covered Bridge is located in Yosemite and crosses the south fork of the Merced River.
		The 130 foot long Wawona Covered Bridge is one of two covered bridges in a National Park.
	hometown.aol.com /slbucksbaum/specialsites/coveredbridges/covered_bridges_of_california.htm (562 words)

	Travel for Kids: Yosemite National Park: South Yosemite (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Wawona – Wawona is quieter and more rustic than Yosemite Valley, but the meadows, rivers, and pines are very scenic.
		The 19th century California painter Thomas Hill lived in Wawona and painted luminous landscapes of Yosemite.
		It's about 2 miles on the trails from the parking lot to the Grove Museum, so another option is to take the tram to the Upper Grove and walk back down to the Lower Grove on the trails.
	www.travelforkids.com /Funtodo/California/Yosemite/wawona.htm (723 words)

	Wawona, California - Reviews and Travel Information - TripAdvisor
		We spent four nights in Yosemite as part of our California vacation and this was the highlight of the trip.
		Wawona: The Redwoods in Yosemite: "Cabin 78 not woth it"
		We drove through the park and easily located Wawona and located our Redwoods Cabin #55.The community is pretty secluded...
	www.tripadvisor.com /AllReviews-g33243-Wawona_California.html (769 words)

	Blogdigger Search: wawona
		Wawona campground is available on a first come first serve basis only.
		Built for the Dolbeer and Carson Lumber Company of Eureka California, Wawona is 165 feet long with a 36 foot beam and a depth of 12 feet 3...
		Filed under: Family togetherness, Parks, Vacations While we were in Yosemite, we stayed in Wawona, in the Southern part of park.
	www.blogdigger.com /search.jsp?q=wawona (658 words)

	Yosemite National Park, California - Wawona Hotel - Hotel, Motel, Lodging
		Wawona is one of the oldest mountain resort hotels in California and a National Historic Landmark.
		Its verdant meadows, rushing streams, and tranquility make this a favorite of those who prefer a relaxed environment and the gracious charm of a bygone era.
		The hotel is located seven miles from the park's south entrance and cradled between the Mariposa Grove of Big Trees and the Yosemite Valley.
	www.roadsideamerica.com /hotels-motels/hotelinfo/90800.html (402 words)

	Wawona Hotels: Read Wawona Hotel Reviews and Compare Prices - TripAdvisor
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	www.tripadvisor.com /Hotels-g33243-Wawona_California-Hotels.html (330 words)

	Moving Companies in Wawona, California Compare Wawona Movers and Save. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Moving Companies in Wawona, California Compare Wawona Movers and Save.
		Local Movers in WAWONA, California - CA Here is the list of Mover - Wawona, California.
		If you are moving outside your state California, click Wawona, California Long distance Moving Companies.
	movers.moversweb.com /moving_companies/Wawona_ca_city.htm (160 words)

	The Redwoods In Yosemite - Wawona, California, United States, Vacation Rental
		The Redwoods In Yosemite is the perfect lodging choice for your family vacation, reunion, wedding, or business retreat.
		Located in Yosemite National Park, historic Wawona and Chilnualna Falls are the backdrop for over 126 mountain homes.
		All homes are completely furnished; including a fireplace or woodburning stove, linens, cookware, dishes and a barbecue grill.
	www.bestlodging.com /sites3/34839/index.shtml (153 words)

	A California Vacation Rental Directory - Private California vacation rental condo (condominium), cottage, villa, room, ...
		Today, California adds over 550,000 people annually, which is roughly equivalent to adding the entire state of Vermont every year.
		California has 217 people per square mile in the state, compared to 79.6 nationwide.
		San Francisco has an average density of 16,526 people per square mile, with some areas as crowded as 55,000 people per square mile.
	www.acaliforniavacationrental.com (388 words)

	Chapter IX: Bibliography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Fritzke, Susan L. 1997 "A California Black Oak restoration project in Yosemite Valley." In Proceedings of a Symposium on Oak Woodlands: Ecology, Management, and Urban Interface Issues, edited by N. Pillsbury, J. Verner and W. Tietje, 281-288.
		Hollis, D. 1996 Acoustic relationship of the California toad, Bufo boreas halophilus and the Yosemite toad, Bufo canorus: vocalization and its role in natural hybridization.
		1993 Population declines of Yosemite toads in the eastern Sierra Nevada of California.
	www.nps.gov /yose/planning/mrp/html/15_rmrp_ch9.htm (7101 words)

	Webcam/Cam and Web Site Directory: Yosemite, California Webcams/Cams (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The Wawona Tunnel Tree fell in Winter 1969.
		Historic 1929 photograph of the famous Wawona Tunnel Tree in Yosemite National Park.
		View of the selected design for the California State Quarter scheduled to be issued in January 2005.
	hometown.aol.com /slbucksbaum/specialsites/yosemite (858 words)

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