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Generals Highway Roads and Bridges
Sequoia National Park, California
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GENERALS HIGHWAY TIMELINE OF DEVELOPMENTS | |
| 1875 | The Giant Forest first visited and named by John Muir | |
| 1886 | Kaweah Colony organized, and construction of the Colony Mill Road began | |
| 1890 | Sequoia became second National Park in the country | |
| 1903 | U.S. Army completed extension of Colony Mill Road to Giant Forest | |
| 1907-1910 | Mt. Whitney Power Co. constructed wagon road to Hospital Rock | |
| 1913 | Automobiles first authorized to enter the Park | |
| 1925-1926 | Generals Highway completed and dedicated to the Giant Forest | |
| 1926 | NPS agreement with Bureau of Public Roads | |
| 1935 | Completion and dedication of the Generals Highway to General Grant National Park | |
| 1993 | HAER team documents the Generals Highway | |
| Introduction | Acadia | Blue Ridge Parkway | Chickamauga and Chattanooga | Colonial Parkway | Generals Highway | George Washington Memorial Parkway | Great Smoky Mountains | Mount Rainier | Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway | Shenandoah's Skyline Drive | Southwest Circle Tour | Vicksburg | Yellowstone | Yosemite |