Strentzel-Muir Ranch National Historic Landmark Nomination (Updated Documentation)
Johnson C, Cruz S, Palmer C. 2023. Strentzel-Muir Ranch National Historic Landmark Nomination (Updated Documentation). National Historic Landmark Nominations. 66000083_NHL. National Park Service. Washington, DC
This document is updated National Historic Landmark documentation for the Strentzel-Muir Ranch National Historic Landmark in Martinez, Contra Costa County, California. The updated National Historic Landmark (NHL) documentation for the Strentzel-Muir Ranch in Martinez, Contra Costa County, California documents its national significance under NHL Criteria 1 and 2. The ranch is significant under Criterion a for its association with important events in the history of conservation including the establishment of Yosemite National Park, the Sierra Club, and national forest reserves, and the battle over the damming of Hetch Hetchy Valley. The Strentzel-Muir Ranch is significant under NHL Criterion 2 for its association with the life of John Muir as a nationally significant person in American conservation. The period of significances is 1880-1914.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Johnson, Christopher; Cruz, Sara; Palmer, Charles
- Date of Issue
- 2023-12-11
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- JOMU
- Keywords
- California, conservation, Contra Costa, environment, John Muir, landscape, literature, Louisa Strentzel, Martinez, reform, Sierra Club, Yosemite