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John Muir National Historic Site

The John Muir National Historic Site is located in the , in , . It preserves the 14-room Italianate Victorian mansion where the naturalist and writer John Muir lived, as well as a nearby 325-acre tract of native oak woodlands and grasslands historically owned by the Muir family.
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: former home of John Muir in Martinez, California
  • Also known as: “JOMU”
  • Address: 4202 Alhambra Avenue

Places of Interest

Highlights include Alhambra High School and Martinez station.

School
Alhambra Senior High School is a public high school in , United States which was first established in 1897. It is a part of the Martinez Unified School District.

Railway station
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is an Amtrak passenger train station in , United States. Located at the west end of downtown Martinez, the station has one side platform and one island platform, which serve three of the four tracks of the Union Pacific Railroad Martinez Subdivision. is situated 2 miles north of John Muir National Historic Site.

Disaster remains
Photo: Rob Hodgkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The was a schooner vessel constructed in in November 1900. The construction was overseen by Captain Otto Daeweritz who served as the only captain of the vessel during the 's 75 year history. is situated 2½ miles north of John Muir National Historic Site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mountain View and Martinez.

Village
is a census designated place in , , . The population was 2,622 at the 2020 census.

Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.
is in the outer East Bay in the San Francisco Bay Area in . has easy access to nature, so it's no wonder the famed naturalist John Muir decided to settle here.

Hamlet
is a former unincorporated community, now annexed to the city of , located in , East Bay region, . It became known as following the 1905 arrival of a smelting works, operated by the Mountain Copper Company. is situated 2½ miles north of John Muir National Historic Site.

John Muir National Historic Site

Latitude
37.99135° or 37° 59′ 29″ north
Longitude
-122.13224° or 122° 7′ 56″ west
Elevation
561 feet (171 metres)
Operator
National Park Service
Open location code
849VXVR9+G4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 464855993
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Geo­Names ID
5360950
Wiki­data ID
Q1701162
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