the john muir exhibit - geography - places and schools
Places and Schools
Named After John Muir
- John Muir Way - The John Muir Way stretches 134 miles or 215 km across Scotland's heartland, running between Helensburgh in the west through to Dunbar on the east coast and Muir's birthplace. It is a walking and cycling path, that can also be ridden in parts by horseback. Opened in 2014, the centenary of John Muir's death, the John Muir Way encourages Scots to engage with nature on their doorstep and to awaken interest and respect for John Muir's philosophy across Scotland.
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Dunbar
- Photo
Essay of John Muir's Dunbar (20 photos with text) from BBC!
- Text
Essay of John Muir's Dunbar (Discover how John Muir's life and
legacy were shaped by his boyhood in East Lothian, Scotland, in this
illustrated essay from the BBC.
- Muir's View - a putting green located on the Winterfield Golf Course,
overlooking the beach at Belhaven Bay which is part of the John Muir Country Park.
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John Muir Country Park - The Park is a coastline area of land of 1,667 acres
set aside for the conservation of nature and for people to freely enjoy
the beautiful coastline. The Park begins at the Dunbar Castle where Muir played
as a child, and extends northward.
The park was approved in 1976 and was the first of its kind in Scotland.
- John Muir Birthplace Re-Opens (August, 2003)
-
Friends
of John Muir's Birthplace - A new interpretive center has been developed
by the John
Muir Birthplace Trust.
(offsite links)
- A series of street names in the former Lochend Estate to the south of the town are named for Muir: John Muir Crescent, John Muir Gardens, John Muir Place, John Muir Road, and John Muir Way. David Anderson, a Dunbar resident writes: "All of the streets in this residential development of approximately 500 new homes (2002-2003) will be named after notable Dunbar people (mind you, some are only notable to us). A large woodland associated with the old estate will be preserved for community use and will be managed for the benefit of wildlife."
- Discover Dunbar - Official Website
- Edinburgh
- John
Muir Building -
at The University of Edinburgh
- John Muir Building - at Heriot-Watt
University, housing programs in Biology,
Marine Science and Environmental Management,
Sport and Exercise Science, and the
International Centre for Brewing and Distilling (ICBD)
- Engraved John Muir Quote at Scottish Parliament Building
- Makar's Court - engraved flagstone with Muir quote - installed in 2014 at the Edinburgh Writer's Museum. The engraving reads: John Muir (1838 –1914)
"I care only to entice people to look at Nature’s loveliness." (from The Life and Letters of John Muir by William Frederic Bade, Volume 11, Chapter XI On Widening Currents 1873-1875. Letter to Mrs Carr from John Muir, Yosemite Valley, 7 October 1874)
- John Muir Grove - in the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh. A popular venue for weddings, the grove feature California Redwoods over 24 meters in height that were planted in the 1920s, as well as rhododendrons. John Muir quotes are sometmies featured in exhibitions elsewhere in the Garden.
- Glasgow - John Muir Room and four stained-glass panels, (off-site link) created by the artist
John K Clark, including a glass quotation from Muir, was unveiled on April
29, 2008 at Oran Mor,
a popular bar, restaurant and entertainment events venue located in a historic
converted church in west Glasgow.
- Haddington - John Muir House - East Lothian Council
(local government) headquarters (click on link to view photo)
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Alaska
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Glacier Bay National Park
- Ketchikan
- Blueberry Hill Bed and
Breakfast Inn, John Muir Room. the Proprietors note:
"John Muir Room: An exceptionally spacious room with Deer Mountain and water
views from picture windows. Once a library, this warm, light, airy room provides
an ample sitting area. Early morning and afternoon light. Extra spacious, full
private bath."
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California
- Anaheim
- Disney California Adventure Theme Park
- Grizzly Peak Airfield - officially opened May 15, 2015
- Mt. Muir Lookout
- Sign with Muir quote: "Come to the woods, for here is rest."
- Sign with Muir quote: "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks."
- Berkeley
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Burbank
- Chico
- John Muir Luminary Art Bench - see our sculpture page.
- Coarsegold
- John Muir Court
- John Muir Drive
- Coulterville
- John Muir Highway -
The John Muir Highway was established to honor the legendary naturalist John Muir by developing visitor sites along the County Road J132 route of Muir’s 1868 walk to Yosemite from San Francisco. See also the John Muir Highway Fan Club on Facebook.
- John Muir Geotourism Center - Educational organization, growing out of the John Muir Highway project, promoting exploring, learning, sharing, and preserving the natural environment for mental, spiritual and physical development, as exemplified in John Muir's life.
- Corcoran
- Fontana
- Muir Street (in Village of Heritage)
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Fresno (City)
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Fresno County
- Kings Canyon National Park
- John
Muir Lodge,
Grant Grove Village. Muir's travels in the area are commemorated in the lobby
paintings and
photos. See also
Concession Web page on John Muir Lodge (Off-site link)
- Muir Rock - in Kings Canyon National Park, at Road's End.
An interpretive marker nearby notes that Muir used to lecture on geology
and natural history on this large river-side flat-topped granite boulder
during early-day Sierra Club Outings to the area.
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John Muir Memorial Muir Shelter (aka as "Muir Hut") (on Muir Pass) See Photos
by Deems Burton (2005) (off-site link)
This octagonal granite structure at 11,975-foot elevation on Muir Pas was constructed in 1930 by the Sierra Club in cooperation
with the Sierra National Forest (before establishment of the Kings
Canyon National Park.) Muir Hut is intended as a memorial to John Muir and as a temporary shelter
for hikers caught in storms on this exposed section of the John
Muir Trail. It was designed by Henry Gutterson, a prominent Berkeley architect, in the tradition of the Trulli shelters of southern Italy. It's well above treeline in a forbidding moonscape of rock. Inside, you look up and see finely arranged corbeled stonework rising to the top of the cone-shaped roof. In 2014, Sierra Club member Doug Harnsberger, an architect and architectural historian, authored a report nominating the John Muir Memorial Shelter in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks to the National Register of Historic Places. His efforts were successful; on the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service, August 15, 2016, the John Muir Memorial Shelter was placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the Sierra Club and the National Park Service. A wonderful ceremony to dedicate the newly-designed commemorative plaque, held on August 25, 2016, for the Shelter is described in this photo essay: "Trulli Inspired" by Tom Valtin (Sierra Club Planet, December 5, 2016).
See also this video of the event:
The University of California published a fine article about Doug Harnsberger's discovery of the original architectural drawings, and his effort to have the John Muir Shelter designated as a national historic site: Berkeley Alum Uncovers Mystery of John Muir's Sierra Nevada hut. The University also published the following video, entitled "Uncovering the mystique of the John Muir Shelter":
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Muir Pass
-
Glendale
- Groveland
- Friends
of Yosemite Lodge (Bed and Breakfast Inn), John
Muir Room. The proprietors note: "Decorated in warm hues of nature’s
bounty and accented by hand-hewn log furnishings, the John Muir room
honors the great naturalist known the world over for his preservation work. Quite
eccentric, Muir once tied himself to the top of a pine tree in a storm
so that he could feel the power of Mother Nature. Featuring a queen
bed and private bath with shower, this first-floor room’s majestic
pine furnishings and natural accents provide guests a small glimpse of John
Muir’s
love affair with nature."
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Hayward
- Idyllwild
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La Jolla
- Lake Arrowhead
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Long Beach
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Los Angeles (city)
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Los Angeles County
- Mammoth Lakes
- John Muir Road
- Mammoth Country
Inn (Bed & Breakfast), John Muir Room. The proprietors note: "Take
a step back to the early days in the Sierra with the John Muir Room.
Antique furnishings and early photographs will transport you back to
the days of John Muir's tramping through the great wilderness of the
Sierra Nevadas. This room has a private full bath, although not adjoining.
Or, consider using the room as an inexpensive second bedroom for a family
or small group.
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Marin County
- Mariposa County
- John Muir Highway -
The John Muir Highway was established to honor the legendary naturalist John Muir by developing visitor sites along the County Road J132 route of Muir’s 1868 walk to Yosemite from San Francisco. In 2010, both Mariposa and Tuolumne counties designated Highway
132 from Coulterville to Highway 120, a major route into Yosemite National
Park, as the John Muir Highway. See: Yosemite
Highway Dedicated to John Muir - Press Release by Yosemite/Mariposa
County Tourism Bureau. See also the John Muir Highway Fan Club on Facebook.
- John Muir Geotourism Center - Educational organization, in Coulterville (Mariposa County) growing out of the John Muir Highway project, promoting exploring, learning, sharing, and preserving the natural environment for mental, spiritual and physical development, as exemplified in John Muir's life.
-
Martinez
-
Merced
-
John Muir Elementary School
- John Muir Conference Room - in the Social Sciences and Management Building, University of California, Merced.
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Modesto
-
John Muir Elementary School
(built in 1923, this school was originally in a brick building at 800 East Morris Ave. The John Muir School moved to their current location at 1215 Lucern Ave, Modesto, CA 95350 in 1951.
The original site on Morris Ave. was abandoned as a school ,and burned down in October, 2007)
.
- John Muir Park, 816 High St.
- John Muir Hall, Modesto Junior College, West Campus, 2201 Blue Gum
Avenue.
- Muir Road
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Napa
- Newark
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Pasadena
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Pleasant Hill
-
Contra Costa County Office of Education, John Muir Room
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Sacramento
-
John Muir Park
- John Muir Charter School (off-site
link) - provides high school services to over 35 California Conservation Corps,
Local Conservation Corps, YouthBuild, and Job Corps sites around the state
of California. Established in 2002.
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San Bruno
-
John Muir Elementary School
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San Diego
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San Francisco
- John Muir Drive, along Lake Merced, southwest part of the city
-
John Muir Elementary School
- John
Muir Nature Trail, at Golden Gate Park, Strybing Arboretum. The
John Muir Nature Trail, begun in June of 1970, provides an opportunity
to learn about California coastal habitats and includes an interpretive
deck with several informative plaques as well as a tree shaded wooden
bridge over a small pond.
- U.S Environmental Protection Agency, 75 Hawthorne St.,
has a John Muir Room (# 1714).
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San Jose
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San Leandro
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John Muir Junior High School
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Santa Ana
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Santa Monica
-
John Muir Elementary School
- Sebastopol
- Muir's Tea Room - Inspired by the great conservationist, and Scottish native John Muir, Muir's Tea Room opened in December, 2014. Located in downtown Sebastopol in a historic Victorian, Muir's Tea Room offers traditional Scottish/ English tea service. The Team Room website includes John Muir photos, a bio, and quotes.
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Sierra Nevada
-
John Muir Trail
- 211.9 miles long, beginning at
Happy Isles in Yosemite Valley, and ending on the summit of Mount Whitney. As Sierra Club leader Francis Farquahar has said,
[The John Muir Trail is] a magnificent memorial, a highway for devout pilgrims blessing the memory of the prophet who was the first to sing the praises of this glorious sequence of mountain, meadow, pass, and lake.
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Inyo and Sierra National Forests
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- Siskiyou County
- Black Butte, a "plug dome" volcano located between Mt. Shasta City and Weed, was once known as Muir Peak. It has sometimes been called a cinder cone, resulting from one of Mount Shasta's many eruptions...but is actually a separate volcano, complete with a well defined hiking trail to the summit. Source: Siskiyou County Visitors Bureau
- Sonora
-
Stockton
- Sugar Pine
- All
Seasons Sugar Pine Resort (Bed & Breakfast, on Sonora Pass Highway
(CA Hwy 108)), John Muir Room. The proprietors note: " John Muir was
the consummate hiker, explorer and traveler. I honor his spirit with
a very special Suite. A King size Cedar bed is featured with a twig
canopy carved from the wood from this property. A mural of forests,
the sky, a waterfall, leafs, and finally John Muir, makes this room
a work of art. The majority of furniture is hand made by local artists
with bedding and drapes custom appointed to enhance the world-class
experience."
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Tuolumne County
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Tulare County
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Walnut Creek
- Connecticut
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Florida
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Cedar Key
- Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
- Orlando
- Epcot - The American Adventure-- "Teddy Roosevelt and John Muir"
YouTube video of Epcot - The American Adventure - Teddy Roosevelt and John Muir -video by Mark Brieve showing an excerpt from the show as presented on April 5, 2016.
This is a brief excerpt of the Audio-Animatronics stage show of American history, portraying the famous meeting of John Muir with President Theodore Roosevelt in Yosemite.
- Yulee
- John Muir Ecological Park - Located near Fernandina Beach and Jacksonville,
in Nassau County. The park anchors the
abandoned railbed that Muir walked across Florida on, still visibly
raised above the surrounding wetlands and
low woods. It is the hoped that some day
this small park will be the beginning of a system of bike and multiuse
trails
through the Nassau County. More info: Nassau
Community Trails.
- Idaho
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Illinois
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Hoffman Estates
-
John Muir Elementary School
- Kentucky
- John Muir Highway - Highway 90 starts in Cave City, KY, and goes 35 miles to Burksville, KY.
- Wolfe County
- Muir
Valley - a privately owned nature preserve and rock climbing area
in the Red River Gorge area of Kentucky. The Valley is approximately
400 acres in size and walled in by over seven miles of majestic cliffs
of hard Corbin Sandstone. The owners, Rick & Liz Weber, chose the
name, "Muir
Valley", to honor the memory of John Muir. They write:
"John
Muir is revered as the "Father of the National Parks." His
reputation as a conservationist has overshadowed his achievements as
a rock climber. The climbing community recognizes him as the greatest
climber in America during the last quarter of the nineteenth century,
in terms of first ascents and technical skills. His achievements are
especially impressive in view of the fact that he free soloed his climbs
and did so without the benefit of modern climbing equipment.
Muir discovered that climbing rock provided him with an enchanting
perspective of the natural beauty around him that viewing from the
ground could not. Many of us who climb have been fortunate to make
this same discovery. We believe, as John Muir did, that responsible
rock climbing in places of natural beauty is altogether fitting and
proper.
In 1890, when Yosemite Valley was set aside as a national park,
solely due to Muir’s efforts, the land was scarred by logging
trails and tree stumps. With much work and the natural healing effects
of time, Yosemite has grown into a wondrous place for all lovers
of nature — flatlanders and rock climbers alike. On a much
smaller scale, we are faced with similar challenges and hold hopes
that this little Kentucky valley, with its waterfalls, caves, and
breathtaking cliffs will grow into a place that old Muir would have
enjoyed
climbing in and sauntering through."
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New York
- Amherst
(Buffalo suburb)
- Bronx, New York City
-
John Muir Nature Trail - a feature of
Van Cortlandt Park. Begun in 1997, the trail passes through forests, with 100 foot trees, wetlands with frogs and salamanders, and grasslands filled with songbirds.
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North Carolina
- Greensboro
- John Muir Free School - A home school: "We like
having our school named for John Muir because he learned from nature and
taught others to care for the earth."
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Ohio
-
Parma
-
John Muir Elementary School
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Oregon
- Ashland - John
Muir School - In the fall of 2006, the new John Muir School will open
its doors for the first time. Located on the north wing of Ashland Middle
School, John Muir will be a science and art magnet school serving children
in kindergarten through eighth grade.
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Prospect
-
Prospect
Hotel, John Muir Room. The proprietors note: "John Muir, the famed wilderness
explorer and conservationist, is best known as a founder of the Sierra Club.
His support of William Steel to propose a National Park for Crater Lake inspired
him to write "The trees and their lovers will sing their praises, and
generations yet unborn will rise up and call them blessed."
The John Muir Room is on the third floor and features a full size bed, handmade
quilt, private bath and phone.
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Tennessee
-
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
(Scott County)
-
John Muir Trail
- this trail is marked with a blue silhouette; however, some sections are
also known by other names such as: O&W Trail, Angel Falls Overlook, etc. Same
trail is listed below.
- Cherokee National Forest (Polk County)
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Texas
-
Colleyville
-
According to press
reports, a subdivision adjacent to Whittier Heights in Colleyville, Texas (a suburb of Fort Worth), has a street named after John Muir and other streets named after other naturalists and conservationists.
- Washington, D.C.
- John Muir Inducted on the Extra
Mile Volunteer Pathway (April 22, 2009)
- Honoree on
The Extra Mile Volunteer Pathway in Washington, D.C. (off-site
link)
- Dept. of Interior, 1800 C Street, John Muir Room - a conference room with a capacity for up to 25 persons. See: https://www.doi.gov/ofas/asd/events
- The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery - Features at least three portraits of John Muir and a bust (not including items for which no online illustration is available):
- The Smithsonian's National Postal Museum
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Washington State
-
Kirkland
- Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Dalles Campground, State Hwy 410
- Mount Rainier National Park
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Seattle
-
John Muir Elementary School (K-5)
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Wisconsin
- Columbia County (half mile south of Poynette)
- Green Bay
- John Muir Park - Located in Green Bay at West Mason to Military Avenue,
south to Biemeret Street, west to Wiesner Street.
A typical city park, Green Bay's John Muir Park offers playground equipment,
horseshoe pit, basketball court, softball diamond, lighted tennis courts and
volleyball. It has
an enclosed shelter with the capacity of 60 people. There are 6 picnic tables
inside the shelter along with a serving table. There are approximately 15 picnic
tables throughout the park. In winter there is an ice skating rink, weather permitting.
- Kettle Morain State Forest
-
Madison
- Arbor
Inn, an Environmental Inn, John Muir Room. The proprietor's describe
the room "The JOHN MUIR is for the rugged, wilderness traveler in
search of more comfortable surroundings. Complete with vaulted ceilings,
a pine sleigh bed, rich plaid linens, and a big, comfy lodge chair.
Even the balcony is among the trees."
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John Muir Elementary School (offsite link)
- Muir Knoll
- on the campus of the University of Wisconsin (offsite link)
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John Muir's Study Desk, Historical Library, University of Wisconsin
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Marquette County
-
Muir Memorial County Park - at the site of what was called "Fountain Lake" during Muir's boyhood,
now sometimes referred to as "Ennis Lake" or "Muir Lake." (for photo of plaque and Fountain Lake,
see Places Important to John Muir).
- Middleton
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Milwaukee
-
Portage
-
Wausau
- Minor Planet Named for John Muir (2006) - This 1-mile diameter celestial
body, now named "Johnmuir" is Solar System object number 2004PX42. It was
named by its discoverer, amateur astronomer R.E. Jones, in honor of our
pioneer conservationist. Seems appropriate
for someone who gave his address as "Earth-Planet,
Universe."
There are many places, including schools and streets,
named after John Muir.
If you know of any not listed here,
please let us know
so we may add them to the list. E-mail me at
harold.wood@sierraclub.org
Updated May 3, 2008
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