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THE FIRST STATE PARK
A GROUP OF CONSERVATIONISTS LED BY ANDREW P. HILL
CAMPED AT THE BASE OF SLIPPERY ROCK ON MAY 15.
1900. AND FORMED THE SEMPERVIRENS CLUB TO PRE-
SERVE THE REDWOODS OF BIG BASIN. THEIR EFFORTS
RESULTED IN DEEDING 3500 ACRES OF PRIMEVAL FOR-
EST TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA ON SEPTEMBER
20.1902. THIS MARKED THE BEGINNING OF THE CALI-
FORNIA STATE PARK SYSTEM.
CALIFORNIA REGISTERED HISTORICAL LANDMARK NO. 827
PLAQUE PLACED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS
AND RECREATION IN COOPERATION WITH THE CONSER-
VATION ASSOCIATES. SEPTEMBER 22.1968.
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First State Park
Big Basin Redwood State Park, California.
This Historical Landmark Plague is located
on Sky Meadows road at the foot of
Slippery Rock 2 miles south of Park
Headquarters.
Pacific Distributors, Pacific Grove, Calif. 93950
C25529
COLOR BY MIKE ROBERTS
BERKELEY, CALIF. 94710
