Guide to the Pioneer Cemetery
Brubaker LW, Degnan LV, Jackson RR, National Park Service. 1959. Guide to the Pioneer Cemetery. Yosemite National Park
Several of the people who rest in Yosemite’s Pioneer Cemetery, across the street and to the west of the Yosemite Museum, played important parts in the growth and development of Yosemite National Park. Others were casual visitors. Some, like Galen Clark, led full lives, others hardly began theirs. Perhaps you would care to take a few minutes to gaze back into Yosemite’s interesting past by wandering through this interesting place. The cemetery was laid out during the last century, perhaps the 1870’s. At that time Yosemite Valley was under the guardianship of the State of California. Early pioneers had been buried in various places in the valley. Later the graves that were kown were moved to this location. In 1906 the cedar trees were planted and the fence that surrounds the cemetery was put in place. With the map in the center of this booklet as an aid let’s learn something about the people who helped make Yosemite’s history.