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| Keywords: Wawona Hotel and Pavilion From S.F. Examiner Library Taken in 1903 HABS CAL,22-WAWO,1-1.jpg en 1 Historic American Buildings Survey From S F Examiner Library Taken in 1903 HABS CAL 22-WAWO 1-1 - Significance The Wawona Hotel complex was established on the homestead of Galen Clark one of the Yosemite region's earliest settlers and pioneers Clark was appointed the first protector of the Yosemite State Park in 1864 He and his successors built many of the first roads in the region and operated a stagecoach line in conjunction with the hotel The Wawona has served as a major California resort hotel for over a century and has housed thousands of guests visiting the Yosemite Valley The hotel complex was also the summer home of the nationally known American landscape artist Thomas Hill between 1886 and 1908 Library of Congress http //lcweb2 loc gov/pnp/habshaer/ca/ca0300/ca0332/photos/013202pv jpg S F Examiner Library 1903 http //lcweb2 loc gov/pnp/habshaer/ca/ca0300/ca0332/photos/013202pu tif PD-USGov Wawona Hotel Hotels in California | ||||
