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Couple's 1908 donation of 295 acres saved redwoods, created Muir Woods
Times of India
October 8, 2026
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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 t
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