Absalom Lehman (Stop 8)

Lehman Caves in the early 1900s

NPS/Historic Image

In the late 1800s, Absalom Lehman - a settler who owned the land surrounding Lehman Caves - planted an orchard of apricot trees. This orchard is still located next to the Lehman Caves Visitor Center, and many trees within the orchard are the same ones planted by Lehman. The National Park Service has planted additional trees in the 1990s and in 2022, with the goal of sustaining and preserving this historic orchard.