The Big Tree - Tahoe City, CA
N 39° 10.265 W 120° 08.437
10S E 747022 N 4339657
This outdoor wood sculpture symbolizes a former tree that once stood in the middle of the street here in Tahoe City for over 100 years.
Waymark Code: WMTNGM
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 12/17/2016
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Located in Heritage Plaza Park is an outdoor wooden sculpture titled the "Big Tree". This sculpture was made from a former pine tree that once stood near this sculpture and in the middle of Highway 28 for over 100 years. There are some granite plaques that make up this sculpture's base and one of them reads:
The Big TreeFor over a hundred years,
the heart of Tahoe City was marked by the
magnificent "Big Tree" in the center of the road.
After its passing in 1994, a section of
the tree was preserved and this
sculpture was commissioned.
We are thankful to all the friends
whose generosity helped
memorialize the Big Tree and
Tahoe City's natural history.
The wood carving sculpture depicts the Big Tree, with forest animals accompanying it -- a bear cub, a bald eagle, and a deer buck.