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LOWER GROVE 



ii^;HERE are 259 Sequoias in the Lower Grove. 

 ^M& first trees at the entrance of the grove are called the 



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Sentinels. There arc four trees, two on each side of 

 the road. On the left the two trees arc, number one, 

 J^^'^ circumference 94 feet, height 263 feet; number two, 

 circumference 79 feet, height 258 feet. Number three, circumference 

 49 feet, height 247 feet. Number four, circumference 66 feet, height 

 251 feet. 



This road branches into three roads, but before reaching the forks 

 of the three roads there is a tree called the Sergeant of the Guard, 

 circumference 45 feet, height 230 feet. 



On the middle road there are about 75 trees. The average height 

 and circumference are 45 feet in circumference and 235 feet high. 



On the middle road there is a tree called Princeton, named for 

 Princeton University in New Jersey, circumference 55 feet, height 240 

 feet. 



On the left hand side of this road there are three beautiful trees 

 called the Three Graces. 



On the right stands a tree called the Bachelor. The Three Graces 

 are, first 56 feet in circumference, second 51 feet, and third 54 feet. 







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Mariposa Grove of Big Trees 



