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In 2024, Stow Lake Boathouse, alongside Stow Lake and Stow Lake Drive, were officially renamed to remove mention of their namesake, former Speaker of the California State Assembly William W. Stow, due to his anti-Semitic views. The new name, "Blue Heron Lake," references the indigenous birds often found nesting by the lake. [2]
The lake was originally named for William W. Stow, a known anti-Semite, [78] who gave $60,000 for its construction. Strawberry Hills' waterfall was named Huntington Falls after its benefactor Collis P. Huntington. Blue Heron Lake was the first artificial lake constructed in the park and Huntington was the park's first artificial waterfall. [79]
The Stow House was once the headquarters of Rancho La Patera, on the original Rancho La Goleta.In 1871, William Whitney Stow, a legal counsel for Southern Pacific Railroad in San Francisco, purchased 1,043 acres (4.22 km 2) costing $28,677 for his son, Sherman P. Stow. Sherman Stow built a Carpenter Gothic Victorian home on the site and moved into the house with his bride, Ida G. Hollister, in ...
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William W. Stow (September 13, 1824 – February 20, 1895) was an American politician and member the California State Assembly from the 3rd district between 1854 and 1857; he was Speaker in 1855. Blue Heron Lake in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco was formerly named Stow Lake after him.
Stow Abbey, an abbey in Lincolnshire, England; Stow Heath, an area and ancient manor in the city of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England; Stow House, Goleta, California, United States, on the National Register of Historic places; Stow Lodge, a listed building in Stowmarket, Suffolk, England; Scotts of Stow, the flagship brand of Scotts & Co
Matthew Boon (died 1676) was the first English settler in what is now Stow, Massachusetts. After his murder in 1676 by Native Americans, he became the namesake of what is now Lake Boon . Boon originally resided in Charlestown, Massachusetts before moving to the area which is now Stow around 1660 and building a farm along the pond there. [ 1 ]