The State - News from May 7, 1987
A grove of giant sequoias has been added to Sequoia National Park, the Save the Redwoods League announced in San Francisco. A spokesman said the 430-acre grove was bought by the conservation organization last year for $2.2 million. Half the money came from a bequest by Pearson Henderson, a Santa Barbara real estate investor. In taking over the site in the Mineral King area southeast of Fresno, the National Park Service reimbursed half the league’s purchase cost.
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