Living Large Virtual Cache
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The largest living thing on Earth, I’m sure man.
In a forest of giant trees, it’s 100 feet around. At 275 feet in height, it’s about a football field tall. It weighs 2.7 million pounds. It’s 2000 to 3000 years old, and was alive before the Roman Republic was born.
This individual is named after the Civil War general and military hero, William T. Sherman. He is infamous for his march to the sea. His commander was the President-to-be, Ulysses Grant. About the Presidency for himself, Sherman said, "If nominated, I will not run, if elected, I will not serve." From 1869 on, he lead the Indian Wars against the Kiowa, Commanche, Cheyenne, and Sioux.
This tree is the most visited feature in Sequoia National Park, marveled by 1 million people looking upwards each year.
It’s species Latin name, Sequoia, is the namesake of the world’s second National Park.
The Latin name honors the Cherokee, Sequoyah. He created an entire written language for his people, after serving in the War of 1812 and seeing the usefulness of written news dispatches. His commander was the President-to-be, Andrew Jackson. In 1838, Sequoyah and the Cherokee were forced to move on the Trail Tears, from the ancestral Carolinas to Oklahoma.
Sequoyah means "pig foot" in the Cherokee language.
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Parking: see waypoints for summer season vs shoulder season and handicap.
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