Past Event
Saturday, April 19, 2014, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Yosemite 150 Years Ago
301 Caspian Way, Imperial Beach, 91932
Cost: Free
On June 30, 1864 President Abraham Lincoln granted the Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove to California for inalienable “public use, resort, and enjoyment.”
Long-identified as the origins of the venerable California State and National Park systems, this month’s speaker will examine recent historical works on the context, roles, and motivations of Lincoln and several of the less well-remembered but influential “gentlemen of California” who promoted, inspired, and lobbied for governmental protection of this national treasure.
A brief background of how the “state parks movement” of the early 20th Century led to the establishment of our local state parks will also be provided.