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The Merced Grove Ranger Station was built as a replacement for the 1915 checking station on the Coulterville Road, the first stagecoach road into Yosemite. The cabin served as a summer retreat for Yosemite Park Superintendents, including
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logs, eliminating the need for chinking and creating exceptionally tight walls for a log structure. The building consists of a living room, bedroom, and kitchen. To the north of the cabin, up a hill, are two small outhouses.
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Measuring approximately 24 by 28 feet (7.3 by 8.5 meters), the cabin features precisely
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in the Crane Flat region of the park. It was listed on the
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and completed in 1935. The station is located near the
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Merced Grove Ranger Station is located in California
Merced Grove Ranger Station is located in the United States
El Portal, California
37°44′56″N 119°50′21″W / 37.74889°N 119.83917°W / 37.74889; -119.83917
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Yosemite National Park
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Merced Grove
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log cabins
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National Register of Historic Places Inventory
National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Merced Grove Ranger Station
"Coulterville Road, the first Highway to Yosemite Valley"

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