The Cooper Cabin, in Cooper Meadow in the Emigrant Wilderness in Tuolumne County, California is named after rancher William F. Cooper.
Cooper Cabin | |
.jpg) Historic Cooper Cabins in the Emigrant Wilderness | |
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| Nearest city | Strawberry, Tuolumne County, California |
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| Coordinates | 38°14′03″N 119°49′44″W / 38.234196°N 119.828766°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1865 |
| Built by | W.F. Cooper |
| NRHP reference No. | 08001314[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 9, 2009 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1] The listing included two contributing buildings (the cabin and a barn), a contributing structure, and two contributing objects on 2 acres (0.81 ha).[1]
The site can be noted as a Chinese heritage site in the American West. Cowboys, since at least 1882, had carved, burned or wrote their names on Cooper Cabin's wooden walls. In 1907. Claude Menendez, a young cowboy, wrote names in pencil for five Chinese co-workers, presumably after asking them to pronounce their names: Hop Kee, Yee Xahee Ching, Lee Tai Bong, Chow Juyan, Y. Wong.[2]
Since 1912 the area's grazing permit has been held by the Sanguinetti family.[3]
It is the destination of a 3.75 mile hike from the Coyote Meadows Horse Camp in the Stanislaus National Forest.[3]
It is in the general vicinity of Strawberry, California.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "Cooper Cabin". Explore APA Heritage. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- ^ a b "Coyote Meadows to Cooper Meadow". September 21, 2014.
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