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This was noticed by William Kent, a rising California politician who would soon be elected to the U.S. Congress. He and his wife, Elizabeth Thacher Kent , purchased 611 acres (247 ha) of land from the Tamalpais Land and Water Company for $45,000 in 1905 with the goal of protecting the redwoods and the mountain above them.
William Kent (March 29, 1864 – March 13, 1928) was an American politician, conservationist and philanthropist from Marin County, California. He served three terms as a U.S. Representative from Northern California between 1911 and 1917, and was instrumental in the creation of Muir Woods National Monument .
It has 2.5 miles (4.0 km) of hiking trails, campgrounds, and 3 miles (4.8 km) of lake frontage on Donner Lake, east of Donner Pass. The 3,293-acre (1,333 ha) park was established in 1928. The 3,293-acre (1,333 ha) park was established in 1928.
It occupies nearly two miles of the western shore of Lake Tahoe [3] and a total of about 1,000 hectares (2,500 acres) [4] of forested mountains in El Dorado County. Originally called Sugar Pine Point State Park , its name was changed in 2003 to honor Edwin L. Z'berg , a California state assemblyman who specialized in environmental legislation ...
D. L. Bliss State Park is a state park of California in the United States.It is located on the western shore of Lake Tahoe just north of Emerald Bay State Park.. Notable features include Rubicon Point Light, the highest-elevation lighthouse in the United States.
A destination for San Franciscans, the resort offered both a hotel and tent camping, as well as swimming, boating, fishing, and a dance pavilion. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Taylor died on January 22, 1886, and his family lost the mill and resort in the Panic of 1893 . [ 5 ]
Tomales Bay State Park is a California state park in Marin County, California. [1] It consists of approximately 2,000 acres (8 km²) divided between two areas, one on the west side of Tomales Bay and the other on the east side.
Tahoe City is located on the shore of Lake Tahoe, at the outlet of the Truckee River. The site was surveyed in 1863, and Tahoe House was built in 1864. [2] The Tahoe post office opened in 1871, closed for a period in 1896, and changed its name to Tahoe City in 1949. [2] The ZIP Code is 96145.