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Historic Tales of Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park: Big Trees Grove

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Historic Tales of Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park: Big Trees Grove - Osterberg, Deborah, and Tweed - Author of King Sequoia, William (Foreword by)
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Visiting the redwoods in nineteenth-century California meant coming to Big Trees Grove, now part of Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park. This forest of giants in the Santa Cruz Mountains attained fame through the 1846 exploits of explorer John Charles Fr???mont, whose namesake tree still stands. Saved from the logger's axe by Joseph Warren Welch in 1867, these were the first coastal redwoods preserved for public recreation. As a world-renowned resort for sixty years, Big Trees Grove hosted thousands of visitors--from ...

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Historic Tales of Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park: Big Trees Grove 2020, History Press

ISBN-13: 9781467142953

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Historic Tales of Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park: Big Trees Grove 2020, History Press Library Editions

ISBN-13: 9781540242471

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