WASSAMA ROUNDHOUSE STATE MONUMENT
DATING PRIOR TO THE 1860'S, THE WASSAMA ROUNDHOUSE WAS RECONSTRUCTED
IN 1985 ON THE LOCATION OF THE PREVIOUS FOUR HOUSES. IN 1903, THE
THIRD ROUNDHOUSE WAS BUILT USING PORTIONS OF THE CENTER POLE FROM THE
TWO EARLIER HOUSES. THE ROUNDHOUSE SERVED AS THE FOCAL POINT OF
SPIRITUAL AND CEREMONIAL LIFE FOR MANY NATIVE CALIFORNIANS. THE
WASSAMA ROUNDHOUSE CONTINUES TO SERVE THIS PURPOSE.
CALIFORNIA REGISTERED HISTORICAL LANDMARK NO.1001
PLAQUE PLACED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION IN
COOPERATION WITH GRUB GULCH CHAPTER 41-49, E CLAMPUS VITUS, MAY 16, 1992.

Located at the junction of State Highway 49 and Road 628 in Ahwahnee