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'''Hale Dixon Tharp''' was a miner during the [[California Gold Rush]], and the first non-[[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American]] to enter [[Giant Forest]], in what is now [[Sequoia National Park]].
'''Hale Dixon Tharp''' was a miner during the [[California Gold Rush]], and the first non-[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] settler to enter [[Giant Forest]], in what is now [[Sequoia National Park]].


==Gold Country==
Tharp was born in [[Michigan]] in 1828. In 1851, a [[widow]] from [[Illinois]], Chloe Ann Smith Swanson, hired Tharp to take her and her four sons to California in a [[covered wagon]] with two teams of [[oxen]]. They settled in [[Placerville, California|Placerville]], where Tharp married Swanson.<ref name=”nps”>[http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/dilsaver-tweed/chap3b.htm ''Challenge of the Big trees'']</ref> Tharp then began mining in California’s [[Gold Country]]. <ref name="Tharp">[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~frankkirkman/Tharp/haletharp.htm ancestry.com]</ref>
Tharp was born in [[Michigan]] in 1828. In 1851, a [[widow]] from [[Illinois]], Chloe Ann Smith Swanson, hired Tharp to take her and her four sons to California in a [[covered wagon]] with two teams of [[oxen]]. They settled in [[Placerville, California|Placerville]], where Tharp married Swanson.<ref name="nps">[http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/dilsaver-tweed/chap3b.htm ''Challenge of the Big trees'']</ref> Tharp then began mining in California's [[Gold Country]].<ref name="Tharp">[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~frankkirkman/Tharp/haletharp.htm ancestry.com]</ref>


==Sequoia==
In the summer of 1856, Tharp went to [[Tulare County, California|Tulare County]] to establish a [[Preemption Act of 1841|preemption homestead]], with the intent to return later to ranch [[cattle]]. He built a [[Shake (shingle)|shake]] and brush [[shack]] near the confluence of the [[Kaweah River]] and Horse Creek, east of [[Visalia, California|Visalia]] and south of [[Three Rivers, California|Three Rivers]]. He then returned to Placerville.<ref name="Tharp" />
In the summer of 1856, Tharp went to [[Tulare County, California|Tulare County]] to establish a [[Preemption Act of 1841|preemption homestead]], with the intent to return later to ranch [[cattle]]. He built a [[Shake (shingle)|shake]] and brush [[shack]] near the confluence of the [[Kaweah River]] and Horse Creek, east of [[Visalia, California|Visalia]] and south of [[Three Rivers, California|Three Rivers]]. He then returned to Placerville.<ref name="Tharp" />


Two years later, Tharp, along with his brother-in-law John Swanson, returned to his homestead and built a log cabin and barn. Tharp then sought cattle summer pasturage, and led by local [[Yokut]] Indians, found [[Crescent Meadow]] and Log Meadow, in present-day Sequoia National Park. He claimed grazing rights there for several years.<ref name="Tharp" />
Two years later, Tharp, along with his brother-in-law John Swanson, returned to his homestead and built a log cabin and barn, [[Cattle Cabin]]. Tharp then sought cattle summer pasturage. Led by the local [[Yokuts people|Yokuts]] Indians, Tharp "discovered" [[Crescent Meadow]] and Log Meadow near the [[Giant Forest]]. He claimed grazing rights there for several years.<ref name="Tharp" />


[[Tharp's Log]], a home Tharp built in a hollowed [[giant sequoia]] log at Log Meadow, is visited by tourist today, and is on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].
[[Tharp's Log]] is a home Tharp built in a hollowed [[Sequoiadendron giganteum|Giant sequoia]] (''Sequoiadendron gigantuem'') log at Log Meadow. It is restored and visited by tourists in [[Sequoia National Park]] today, and is on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].

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Tharp, along with stepsons George and John Swanson, were the first people to ascend the granite dome [[Moro Rock]].<ref>[http://www.kaweahcommonwealth.com/sequoiaandkingsnationalparkhistory.html kaweahcommonwealth.com]</ref>


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Hale Tharp, along with stepsons George and John Swanson, were the first non-Native American settlers known to ascend the granite dome [[Moro Rock]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kaweahcommonwealth.com/sequoiaandkingsnationalparkhistory.html |title=kaweahcommonwealth.com |access-date=2009-07-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091125144719/http://www.kaweahcommonwealth.com/sequoiaandkingsnationalparkhistory.html |archive-date=2009-11-25 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 08:50, 4 August 2022

Tharp's log home in Log Meadow

Hale Dixon Tharp was a miner during the California Gold Rush, and the first non-Native American settler to enter Giant Forest, in what is now Sequoia National Park.

Gold Country[edit]

Tharp was born in Michigan in 1828. In 1851, a widow from Illinois, Chloe Ann Smith Swanson, hired Tharp to take her and her four sons to California in a covered wagon with two teams of oxen. They settled in Placerville, where Tharp married Swanson.[1] Tharp then began mining in California's Gold Country.[2]

Sequoia[edit]

In the summer of 1856, Tharp went to Tulare County to establish a preemption homestead, with the intent to return later to ranch cattle. He built a shake and brush shack near the confluence of the Kaweah River and Horse Creek, east of Visalia and south of Three Rivers. He then returned to Placerville.[2]

Two years later, Tharp, along with his brother-in-law John Swanson, returned to his homestead and built a log cabin and barn, Cattle Cabin. Tharp then sought cattle summer pasturage. Led by the local Yokuts Indians, Tharp "discovered" Crescent Meadow and Log Meadow near the Giant Forest. He claimed grazing rights there for several years.[2]

Tharp's Log is a home Tharp built in a hollowed Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron gigantuem) log at Log Meadow. It is restored and visited by tourists in Sequoia National Park today, and is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Hale Tharp, along with stepsons George and John Swanson, were the first non-Native American settlers known to ascend the granite dome Moro Rock.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Challenge of the Big trees
  2. ^ a b c ancestry.com
  3. ^ "kaweahcommonwealth.com". Archived from the original on 2009-11-25. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
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