▁or ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁an ▁individual , ▁family , ▁or ▁organization . ▁ ▁Found ers ▁Gro ve ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁Major ▁Frederick ▁Russell ▁Burn ham ▁commission ed ▁a ▁survey ▁near ▁Bull ▁Fl at ▁Creek ▁in ▁H umb old t ▁County , ▁a ▁spot ▁where ▁League ▁founder ▁Mad ison ▁Grant ▁believed ▁the ▁world ' s ▁tall est ▁tree ▁might ▁be ▁found . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁tree , ▁a ▁ 3 6 4 - foot ▁red wood , ▁was ▁indeed ▁found , ▁the ▁California ▁State ▁Park ▁Commission ▁dedicated ▁the ▁tree ▁to ▁the ▁found ers ▁of ▁the ▁Save ▁the ▁Red wood s ▁League ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 3 1 : ▁" As ▁a ▁living ▁monument ▁symbol izing ▁et ernal ▁life ▁and ▁duration ▁of ▁our ▁grat itude ." ▁Burn ham ▁lead ▁the ▁main ▁address ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁declared : ▁" It ▁is ▁an ▁ancient ▁and ▁ra cial ▁ur ge ▁that ▁has ▁brought ▁us ▁together ▁today ▁in ▁the ▁sh ade ▁of ▁this ▁far ▁Western ▁forest ▁like ▁the ▁dru ids ▁of ▁old ." ▁ ▁The ▁Found ers ▁Tree ▁immediately ▁became ▁and ▁remains ▁the ▁most ▁visited ▁spot ▁in ▁the ▁red wood s ▁region ▁and ▁the ▁focus ▁of ▁many ▁cer emon ies . ▁The ▁height ▁measurement ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁re vised ▁to ▁ 3 4 6 . 1 ▁feet . ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Se qu o ia ▁sem per vir ens ▁( Co ast ▁red wood ) ▁▁▁ ▁Se qu oi ad end ron ▁gig ante um