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  2. John Muir - Wikipedia

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    John Muir (/ m jʊər / MURE; April 21, 1838 – December 24, 1914), [1] also known as "John of the Mountains" and "Father of the National Parks", [2] was a Scottish-born American [3] [4]: 42 naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, botanist, zoologist, glaciologist, and early advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the United States.

  3. John Muir National Historic Site - Wikipedia

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    The John Muir National Historic Site is located in the San Francisco Bay Area, in Martinez, Contra Costa County, California.It preserves the 14-room Italianate Victorian mansion where the naturalist and writer John Muir lived, as well as a nearby 325-acre (132 ha) tract of native oak woodlands and grasslands historically owned by the Muir family.

  4. Fountain Lake Farm - Wikipedia

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    Fountain Lake Farm, also known as the Wisconsin Farm Home of John Muir, is a historic farm and National Historic Landmark in rural Montello, Wisconsin, United States. The landmark covers part of the farm that was the home of pioneering conservationist John Muir from 1849 to 1856 and 1860 to 1862. Covering 80 acres (32 ha), the landmarked area ...

  5. John Muir's Birthplace - Wikipedia

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    The John Muir Country Park is situated in the Dunbar area. In Martinez, California, United States is the John Muir National Historic Site, consisting mainly of John Muir's home, plus a portion of his orchards. There is also the John Muir Memorial site not far from the Historic Site that is composed of a statue of John Muir on a rock surrounded ...

  6. 75 John Muir Quotes About Nature, Life and Adventure - AOL

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    Summertime is John Muir time. The Scottish-American naturalist and author, who lived from 1838 to 1914, was an early advocate for wilderness preservation in the United States and is one of the ...

  7. Hetch Hetchy - Wikipedia

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    As the grazing of livestock damaged native plants in the Hetch Hetchy Valley, mountaineer and naturalist John Muir pressed for the protection of both valleys under a single national park. [35] Muir, who himself had briefly worked as a shepherd in Hetch Hetchy, was known for calling sheep "hoofed locusts" because of their environmental impact. [36]

  8. John Muir Memorial County Park - Wikipedia

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    The terrain around John Muir Memorial County Park is flat and is sparsely populated, [3] with the nearest large town being Portage, located 17.5 km to the south. The area around John Muir Memorial County Park is surrounded by farmland. [4] The climate is hemiboreal, [5] with an average temperature of 7 °C (45 °F).

  9. Obscure no more: From Harriet Tubman to Twitter, Black ... - AOL

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