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The Wawona Tunnel Tree a 2,300-year-old wonder of Yosemite National Park

In 1881, two men, the Scribner brothers, were paid $75 ($1,664 in 2016) for the job of cutting a tunnel through the tree to enlarge…

The 2,300-year-old Wawona Tunnel Tree in Yosemite National Park

Paul Pinkerton

In 1881, two men, the Scribner brothers, were paid $75 ($1,664 in 2016) for the job of cutting a tunnel through the tree to enlarge…