General Grant Tree Trailhead
General Grant Tree Trailhead
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General Grant Tree Trailhead
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August 29, 2023
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The word Sequoia comes from the Cherokee language.
Sequoyah (1770 -1843) was indeed a Cherokee goldsmith inventor of the syllabary of his language. The name was chosen to name this tree by the Austrian botanist Stephan Ladislaus Endlicher.
December 19, 2023
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