Cattle Cabin
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The Cattle Cabin is a one-room log cabin
that was built in the Sierra Nevada by Hale Tharp
and two partners in 1890, in present day Sequoia National Park
, California
.
Cattle Cabin is located in the Giant Forest
of giant redwoods (Sequoiadendron giganteum), and is associated with Tharp's Log
as a structure supporting ranching operations in the area. The cabin and the surrounding lands were bought by the National Park Service
in 1916.
Log cabin
A log cabin is a house built from logs. It is a fairly simple type of log house. A distinction should be drawn between the traditional meanings of "log cabin" and "log house." Historically most "Log cabins" were a simple one- or 1½-story structures, somewhat impermanent, and less finished or less...
that was built in the Sierra Nevada by Hale Tharp
Hale Tharp
Hale Dixon Tharp was a miner during the California Gold Rush, and the first non-Native American to enter Giant Forest, in what is now Sequoia National Park.-Gold Country:...
and two partners in 1890, in present day Sequoia National Park
Sequoia National Park
Sequoia National Park is a national park in the southern Sierra Nevada east of Visalia, California, in the United States. It was established on September 25, 1890. The park spans . Encompassing a vertical relief of nearly , the park contains among its natural resources the highest point in the...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
Cattle Cabin is located in the Giant Forest
Giant Forest
The Giant Forest, famed for its giant sequoia trees, is within Sequoia National Park. This montane forest, situated at over above mean sea level in the western Sierra Nevada of California, covers an area of...
of giant redwoods (Sequoiadendron giganteum), and is associated with Tharp's Log
Tharp's Log
Tharp's Log is a hollowed giant sequoia log at Log Meadow in the Giant Forest grove of Sequoia National Park that was used as a shelter by early pioneers...
as a structure supporting ranching operations in the area. The cabin and the surrounding lands were bought by the National Park Service
National Park Service
The National Park Service is the U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations...
in 1916.