Everything about Wawona California totally explained
Wawona, California is an
unincorporated town located entirely within
Yosemite National Park. It has approximately 160 year-round residents
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), although the number of inhabitants swells considerably during peak tourist seasons, due to the large number of rental cabins in the town. It is located at .
It was known to
Native Americans as Pallachun, which meant "a good place to stay"
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It was named Wawona by hotel keeper Jean Bruce Washburn in 1884.
Wawō'na is the
Southern Sierra Miwok word for Big Tree. A variety of sources also suggest Wawona was named after "the local American Indians' word for the
hoot of the owl, which they considered the trees' spiritual guardian."
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The town is located on the south fork of the
Merced River at an elevation of approximately 1300 m (4000 feet). It is on
State Route 41, the main highway from
Fresno to
Yosemite Valley.
Wawona is the location of the historic
Wawona Hotel, built in
1876. It is the nearest town to
Chilnualna Falls and the
Mariposa Grove of
Giant Sequoia. The principal trailheads into the southern Yosemite
wilderness are in Wawona.
The ZIP Code is 95389. The community is inside
area code 209.
Politics
In the
state legislature Wawona is located in the 14th
Senate District, represented by
Republican Dave Cogdill, and in the 25th
Assembly District, represented by Republican
Tom Berryhill. Federally, Wawona is located in
California's 19th congressional district, which has a
Cook PVI of R +10 and is represented by Republican
George Radanovich.
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