100th Anniversary of John Muir’s Death “John Muir is dead. Up through the far-flung reaches of the Yosemite, the Sequoia, the Muir Woods and all the mountain wilds of the West will ring the mournful echo of that message, for the birds, and the beast and all living things have lost a friend.” Los Angeles Times December 25, 1914 On December 24, 1914, Christmas Eve, John Muir passed away in a hospital in Los Angeles of pneumonia. He was visiting his youngest daughter Helen Muir Funk, his son-in-law and his grandchildren. Join us on December 24, 2014 at 11:00am at John Muir National Historic Site in the house he lived for the last 24 years of his life for a commemoration of this great man’s life. Guest will be able to share what John Muir means to them and how they see his legacy in the next 100 years.
Posted on: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 23:16:41 +0000
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