Glacier Point Trailside Museum - Yosemite, CA
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bluesnote
N 37° 43.752 W 119° 34.384
11S E 273243 N 4178887
A small educational building at the top of Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park. Although it's really a stone shelter, it was originally the first trailside museum in the National Park Service.
Waymark Code: WMTVWQ
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 01/11/2017
Views: 1
Taken from Wikipedia, "The Glacier Point Trailside Museum was one of the first projects in Yosemite National Park by Herbert Maier in what would become the National Park Service Rustic style. Located at Glacier Point, it was funded by Laura Spelman Rockefeller's estate as a project for the Yosemite Museum. It was the first "trailside museum" in the National Park system and was a prototype for enhanced visitor interpretation services in the parks. The museum is in reality a small stone shelter with arched openings on the north, east, and west sides. The roof is supported by log timbers."
Street address:
E of El Portal in Yosemite National Park , El Portal
County / Borough / Parish: Mariposa
Year listed: 1987
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Historic function: Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current function: Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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