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1858 | Giant Forest discovered by Hale Tharp, of Three Rivers,
| Calif., in September.
1861 | First ascent of Moro Rock by Hale Tharp and George and
| John Swanson.
1865 | Last of Potwisha Tribe of Indians left the park area.
1873 | First ascent of Mount Whitney by A. H. Johnson, C. D.
| Begole, and John Lucas on August 18.
1875 | Giant Forest first visited by John Muir.
1879 | Sherman Tree discovered and named by James Wolverton,
| August 7.
1881 | Samuel Pierpont Langley conducted researches in solar heat
| on summit of Mount Whitney.
1881 | First ascent of Mount Kaweah, by J. W. A. Wright, F. H.
| Wales, and W. B. Wallace.
1885 | Clough Cave discovered by William O. Clough, April 6.
| "Kaweah Colonists" filed on Giant Forest land, October.
1886 | Giant Forest North Fork Road construction commenced by
| colony.
1890 | Park created by act of Congress on September 25; second
| national park to be established.
1891 | First administration of park by Capt. J. H. Dorst, Fourth
| United States Cavalry, and troop. Entered park June 7.
1899 | First official survey of park by Isaac N. Chapman. Completed
| in 1900.
1900 | First appropriation ever granted for park operations
| ($10,000).
1902 | First transportation and camp operations permittee, Broder
| & Hopping.
1903 | First road into Giant Forest completed August 15.
1904 | First automobile entered Giant Forest, May 24. Mr. and
| Mrs. W. G. Luper, Vallejo, Calif.
1905 | First white child born at Giant Forest (Forest Grunigen)
| August 31.
1907 | First telephone line constructed, Three Rivers to Giant
| Forest, 33 miles. First post office established at Giant
| Forest. (Ranger.)
1909 | Stone house on top of Mount Whitney built by Smithsonian
| Institution for solar heat observations.
1914 | Walter Fry appointed first civilian superintendent.
1919 | Exclusive jurisdiction over park ceded by California.
1920 | Walter Fry appointed first U. S. Commissioner; Col. John
| R. White appointed superintendent.
1926 | Park enlarged to include Kern district, increasing area from
| 252 to 604 square miles.
1934 | Generals Highway opened to General Grant National Park.
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