Private company

Yosemite Stage and Turnpike Company

American stagecoach and hospitality company

Yosemite Stage and Turnpike Company was a stagecoach company incorporated in 1877 by Henry Washburn. The company carried passengers and freight between Merced, Wawona, Yosemite Valley, Glacier Point, the Mariposa Grove, and other destinations in the Yosemite region.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Gezelschap op een paardenkar rijdt door de Wawona-sequoia in het Yosemite National Park, RP-F-2012-96-202
Photo: Rijksmuseum, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Yosemite Stage and Turnpike Company was a stagecoach company incorporated in 1877 by Henry Washburn. The company carried passengers and freight between Merced, Wawona, Yosemite Valley, Glacier Point, the Mariposa Grove, and other destinations in the Yosemite region.2

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