Adventure 051, Site 185 – Big Basin Redwood State Park

Capture California, the Game-2012

Adventure: 051, Site 185 – Big Basin Redwood State Park

California Landmark Number: 827

Team: Thing One, Thing Two

Date:  August 24, 2012

Location:

Latitude: 37° 10.932′ N

Longitude: 122° 12.576′ W

Address: Slippery Rock Memorial, Big Basin Redwood State Park

Description:

In August, before we realized we could have multiple landmarks, we paid a visit to Slippery Rock and the Founders monument, when we walked the Shadowbrook Trail. These monuments have a tendency to make the team think about what we have and what could have been lost if people like Andrew Hill had not stepped in. Without his group, Big Basin would not have been created. Without Big Basin, the State Park system may not have been.

In writing up this adventure, we noticed that a couple weekends ago, was Big Basin Founder's Day.

NO. 827 BIG BASIN REDWOODS STATE PARK - A group of conservationists led by Andrew P. Hill camped at the base of Slippery Rock on May 15, 1900 and formed the Sempervirens Club to preserve the redwoods of Big Basin. Their efforts resulted in deeding 3,500 acres of primeval forest to the State on September 20, 1902 to mark the beginning of the California State Park System.
Location: Slippery Rock Memorial, Big Basin Redwoods State Park, State Hwy 236 (P.M. 8.7), Big Basin



References:

• Wikipedia
  
• Historical Marker Database (HMDB.org)
  
• Waymarking
  
• Public Libraries Association take on Andrew Hill
  

Overall Landmark References:

• David Schmitt's California State Historical Landmark (Schmitt)
  
• Wikipedia: California's National Landmarks (WCNL)
  
• State of California's California Historical Landmarks (CHL)
  
• Wikipedia: California State Landmarks (WCSL)
  
• State of California Historical Resources (CHR)
  
• Historical Marker Database (HMDB)
  
• WayMarking (WAY)