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| name = Ash Mountain Entrance Sign |
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| image = Ash Mountain Entrance sign HAER.jpg |
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| nearest_city = [[Three Rivers, California]] |
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| coordinates = {{coord|36|29|15|N|118|50|9|W|display=inline,title}} |
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| lat_degrees = 36 |
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| lat_minutes = 29 |
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| lat_seconds = 15 |
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| built = 1935 |
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| architect = George Muno, [[Harold G. Fowler|Harold Fowler]], [[Merel S. Sager]] |
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| long_degrees = 118 |
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| architecture = [[Woodworking]], [[wrought iron]] |
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| long_minutes = 50 |
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| long_seconds = 9 |
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| long_direction = W |
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| built =1935 |
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| architect= Muno,George; Fowler,Harold |
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| governing_body = National Park Service |
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The '''Ash Mountain Entrance Sign''' at [[Sequoia National Park]] was constructed in 1935 by [[Civilian Conservation Corps]] craftsmen. Featuring a carved [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] face, the sign was made from blocks of [[Sequoiadendron giganteum|sequoia]] wood and fastened with wrought iron brackets.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/history/hdp/exhibits/parkitect/gate/seki01.htm|date=2008-11-17|work=Parkitecture in the Western Parks|title=SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK Ash Mountain Entrance Sign (1936)|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref> |
The '''Ash Mountain Entrance Sign''' at [[Sequoia National Park]] was constructed in 1935 by [[Civilian Conservation Corps]] craftsmen. Featuring a carved [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] face, the sign was made from blocks of [[Sequoiadendron giganteum|sequoia]] wood and fastened with wrought iron brackets.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/history/hdp/exhibits/parkitect/gate/seki01.htm|date=2008-11-17|work=Parkitecture in the Western Parks|title=SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK Ash Mountain Entrance Sign (1936)|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref> |
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The design was first proposed by [[National Park Service]] architect Merel S. Sager in 1931, who designed a small log sign for the Ash Mountain entrance. In 1935 resident park landscape architect Harold G. Fowler created a much larger design. He recruited CCC worker George W. |
The design was first proposed by [[National Park Service]] architect [[Merel S. Sager]] in 1931, who designed a small log sign for the Ash Mountain entrance. In 1935 resident park landscape architect Harold G. Fowler created a much larger design. He recruited CCC worker George W. Muno, who had displayed a talent for woodworking, and they selected a piece of fallen sequoia wood from the [[Giant Forest]]. Fowler sketched the profile in blue chalk on the wood using an [[Indian Head nickel]] as a guide. Muno carved the wood over several months and the sign was assembled and erected over the winter of 1935–36. It was moved in 1964 to make room for a new park entrance station.<ref name="nrhpinv2">{{Cite journal|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Entrance Sign|url={{NRHP url|id=78000367}} |format=pdf|date=April 7, 1977 |author=William C. Tweed |publisher=National Park Service}}</ref> |
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The sign is supported by a |
The sign is supported by a {{convert|4|ft||spell=in|adj=mid|-diameter}} sequoia log rising from a two-tiered masonry platform. The sign panel is {{convert|10|ft|spell=in}} feet wide by {{convert|4|ft|spell=in}} high and {{convert|1|ft|spell=in}} thick, carved into a profile reputed to signify [[Sequoyah]], whose [[Cherokee]] tribe never inhabited [[California]]. The sign was originally unpainted but assumed its present appearance in the 1950s. As originally built, a matching log pylon stood on the opposite side of the road. The pylon was removed when the sign was relocated.<ref name=nrhpinv2/> |
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[[File:Ash Mountain Entrance Sign KNP Complex 2021.jpg|thumb|left|The Ash Mountain Entrance Sign, wrapped in protective foil during the approach of the [[KNP Complex Fire]] in 2021.]] |
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==See also== |
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* [http://www.nps.gov/history/hdp/exhibits/parkitect/gate/ Parkitecture in the Western Parks: Gateways] National Park Service |
* [http://www.nps.gov/history/hdp/exhibits/parkitect/gate/ Parkitecture in the Western Parks: Gateways] National Park Service |
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[[Category:Civilian Conservation Corps in California]] |
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Latest revision as of 23:29, 29 November 2023
Ash Mountain Entrance Sign | |
Nearest city | Three Rivers, California |
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Coordinates | 36°29′15″N 118°50′9″W / 36.48750°N 118.83583°W |
Built | 1935 |
Architect | George Muno, Harold Fowler, Merel S. Sager |
Architectural style | Woodworking, wrought iron |
NRHP reference No. | 78000367 |
Added to NRHP | April 27, 1978[1] |
The Ash Mountain Entrance Sign at Sequoia National Park was constructed in 1935 by Civilian Conservation Corps craftsmen. Featuring a carved Native American face, the sign was made from blocks of sequoia wood and fastened with wrought iron brackets.[2]
The design was first proposed by National Park Service architect Merel S. Sager in 1931, who designed a small log sign for the Ash Mountain entrance. In 1935 resident park landscape architect Harold G. Fowler created a much larger design. He recruited CCC worker George W. Muno, who had displayed a talent for woodworking, and they selected a piece of fallen sequoia wood from the Giant Forest. Fowler sketched the profile in blue chalk on the wood using an Indian Head nickel as a guide. Muno carved the wood over several months and the sign was assembled and erected over the winter of 1935–36. It was moved in 1964 to make room for a new park entrance station.[3]
The sign is supported by a four-foot-diameter (1.2 m) sequoia log rising from a two-tiered masonry platform. The sign panel is ten feet (3.0 m) feet wide by four feet (1.2 m) high and one foot (0.30 m) thick, carved into a profile reputed to signify Sequoyah, whose Cherokee tribe never inhabited California. The sign was originally unpainted but assumed its present appearance in the 1950s. As originally built, a matching log pylon stood on the opposite side of the road. The pylon was removed when the sign was relocated.[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK Ash Mountain Entrance Sign (1936)". Parkitecture in the Western Parks. National Park Service. 2008-11-17.
- ^ a b William C. Tweed (April 7, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Entrance Sign" (pdf). National Park Service.
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External links[edit]
- Media related to Ash Mountain Entrance Sign at Wikimedia Commons
- Parkitecture in the Western Parks: Gateways National Park Service
- National Register of Historic Places in Sequoia National Park
- Park buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in California
- Individual signs in the United States
- History of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
- History of the San Joaquin Valley
- Buildings and structures completed in 1935
- Civilian Conservation Corps in California
- National Park Service rustic in Sequoia National Park
- 1935 establishments in California
- Individual signs on the National Register of Historic Places