Couple’s 1908 donation of 295 acres saved redwoods, created Muir Woods
viaTimes of India7 Oct
William and Elizabeth Kent purchased land in Redwood Canyon and donated it to create Muir Woods National Monument. The area became protected after a legal dispute over a proposed reservoir threatened the redwood grove. President Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed it a national monument in 1908, marking…
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