Gamlin's Cabin

The two brothers who used to live in the Fallen Monarch were Franco-Canadian homesteaders Thomas and Israel Gamlin. In 1870, they came west from Vermont and attempted a squatter's claim on a 160 acre section in Grant Grove.

They lived in the Fallen Monarch for two years, from 1870 to 1872 while they were working on their cabin. Then, they lived in this cabin from 1872 to 1878, grazing cattle in the mountains. This was the first permanent settlement in Kings Canyon.