1932
Wawona Basin, 8,785 acres, added to Yosemite National Park. Half of the funds required were donated; the Department of Interior was authorized by Congress to match the donation with federal funds. USNPS, 1932, p. 61.
Mariposa Grove Museum established. USNPS, 1932, p. 63; YNHA, 1932, p. 4.
Big Trees Lodge constructed in Mariposa Grove at Sunset Point. Earlier tent camp eliminated from upper grove. USNPS, 1932, p. 64.
Cosmopolitan House, built in 1873, destroyed by fire, Dec. 8. YNHA, 1933, p. 1-2.
Sierra Club Rock-Climbing Section organized. Leonard, R. M., 1938, p. ii.