Champion of the Desert - Twentynine Palms, CA
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saopaulo1
N 34° 08.039 W 116° 18.930
11S E 563113 N 3777224
A mural outside the the visitors center at Joshua Tree National Park.
Waymark Code: WMWM1D
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 09/17/2017
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The mural shows the rocky landscape of Joshua Tree National Park. In the right hand side of the long mural is an image of Minerva Hamilton Hoyt. She's wearing a dress and shwal with a sun hat.
A plaque by the mural reads:
"Minerva Hamilton Hoyt was a Pasadena, California
gardener and civic leader who loved desert landscapes.
She saw beauty in the desert where others saw an
empty wasteland or an opportunity for profit. Mrs.
Hoyt believed that outstanding desert lands should be
protected and cherished. She set out to teach
others to see the beauty and uniqueness
of desert plants and arid lands.
As a leader in the Garden Club of America,
Mrs. Hoyt created a of successful exhibits about the desert
landscapes that she brought to New—York, Boston and
New England. Moving from education to activism,
founded the International Desert Conservation
league in 1930 and set a goal of establishing a national
Park to protect the rich desert vegetation in the
mountains north and east of Palm Springs.
After many setbacks, Mrs. Hoyt, persuaded President
Franklin Roosevelt to establish Joshua Tree National
Monument through Presidential proclamation on
August 10, 1936
On October 31, 1994 the California Desert Protection
Act added 234,000 acres to Joshua Tree and renamed it
Joshua Tree National Park"
City: Twentynine Palms
Location Name: Visitors Center at Joshua Tree NP
Media: Paint on wood
Artist: Not listed
Date: Not listed
Relevant Web Site: Not listed
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