Vogelsang Lake (Mt Lyell)
Vogelsang Pass (Mt Lyell)
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Description:
Named by H. C. Denson for Alexander Theodore Vogelsang, president of the California State Board of Fish and Game Commissioners, 1896-1901; First Assistant Secretary of the Interior, 1916-1921. (H. C. Benson.) Place Names of the High Sierra (1926) by Francis P. Farquhar
Farquhar (Place Names, p 99) stated that Col. Benson named these features for Alexander Theodore Vogelsang, president of the California State Board of Fish and Game Commissioners, 1896-1901. However, Charles Adolphus Vogelsang (a brother) wrote Farquhar that benson named the peak for him, in 1907. he was the executive officer of Fish and Game, 1901-10, 1919-22. (Letter, Oct 20, 1930 in Farquhar files) "My recollection is that Col. Benson gave the name for ATV, but CAV may be right." (Farquhar files) In 1932 the BGN ratified these names and also "Vogelsang Pass", which is generally known by that name but is not on the map. It is 1/2 mile south of Vogelsang Lake.
"Although named for a man, the name is singularly fitting to the beautiful place: it means in older German 'a meadow in which birds sing.'" (Gudde, Place names, 356) (YNP)
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References:
- DNC Park Information, includes history of the Vogelsang area
- Ted Muller's Trip Review
- Wendell World Trip Review
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