Right you are Alexandra- Danile Kindle Zumwalt (1845-1904) , land agent and attorney for the Southern Pacific Railroad. Zumwalt was an important figure in the creation of Sequoia and General Grant National parks in 1890. Place Names of the Sierra Nevada-Browning Carolyn -----Original Message----- From: alexrobbin@juno.com <alexrobbin@juno.com> To: CA-GOLDRUSH-L@rootsweb.com <CA-GOLDRUSH-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, January 20, 2000 11:33 AM Subject: [GOLDRUSH] Place names >I'll appreciate your looking to see how Zumwalt Meadow in King's Canyon >National Park got its name. Was it in honor of Daniel Kindle Zumwalt? >Alexandra > >On Thu, 20 Jan 2000 13:54:33 EST ALDENTAG@aol.com writes: >> In CAlifornia Place Names, Erwin Gudde says, "Jordan, Mount (Sequoia >Natonal >> Park)Named in 1925 by the Sierra Club in honor of the educator and >scientist, >> David Starr Jordan(1851-1931), president and chancellor of Stanford >> University." >> >> >> ==== CA-GOLDRUSH Mailing List ==== >> Automatic Administrative Reminder: >> Information on Copyright Laws for e-mail & internet lists: >> http://www.pitt.edu/~skvarka/education/copyright/ >> Info on Copyright Myths: >> http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html >> Info on the effects of Copyright disclaimers: >> http://www.techlaw.com/TextOnly/WhatsNew/copyright.html >> > > >==== CA-GOLDRUSH Mailing List ==== >Automatic Administrative Reminder: >"Most Wanted of our Lost in Early California Ancestors" >is a web page for members of this list to post queries. ><http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/8861/goldrush98.htm> >