
Yosemite History Center
- Address
- Wawona, California
About Yosemite History Center
The Pioneer Yosemite History Center is an assembled collection of historic buildings from Yosemite National Park that is located in Wawona, California. Visitors can walk around the buildings year round, and the interiors are open in the summer on a limited basis. There are also special programs and carriage rides in the summer.
The buildings include:
Acting Superintendent's Headquarters
Blacksmith shop
Cavalry office
Chris Jorgenson Studio
Degnan's Bakery
George Anderson Pioneer Home
Hodgdon Homestead Cabin
Powderhouse and jail
Ranger patrol cabin
Wawona Covered Bridge
Yosemite Transportation Company Office (a.k.a. Wells Fargo Office)
The Acting Superintendent's Headquarters, the Chris Jorgenson Studio, the Hodgdon Homestead Cabin, the Wawona Covered Bridge, and the Yosemite Transportation Company Office are all listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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02Homestead in Pioneer Yosemite History CenterThe original uploader was Mav at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0
03Homestead in Pioneer Yosemite History CenterThe original uploader was Mav at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0
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06Barn, Pioneer Yosemite History CenterDASH713 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Nearby museums
Make a day of it. 4 more museums are within 14 miles of Yosemite History Center; the closest, Wawona Visitor Center, is practically next door.



