The Life of John Muir
1838 - April 21, John Muir was born in Dunbar, Scotland
1849 - Immigrated to Wisconsin at the age of eleven
1867 - Muir became temporarily blind in a work accident
1867 - Took a
1000 mile walk from Madison, Wisconsin to the Gulf of
Mexico
1879 - Proposed to Louis Strenzel
1890 - Muir helps make Yosemite a national park
1890 - John Muir helps establish Sequoia National Park
1892 - Founded Sierra Club
1894 - Published first book Mountains of California
1899 - Helped establish Muont Rainier as a national park
1906 - Assisted in making Petrified Forest a national monument
1908 - Grand Canyon National Park established
1909 - Published Stickeen and other books
1914 - December 28, John Muir dies of pneumonia in Los Angeles
1916 - Congress creates National Park Service
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