Alexander Johnson and Leonard Joss - Etna, CA
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N 41° 27.543 W 122° 53.949
10T E 508422 N 4589722
Johnson-Joss Memorial Park was rededicated in September 1996.
Waymark Code: WMX50V
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/27/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
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Located at the main entrance to Johnson-Joss Memorial Park is a large plaque monumented on a granite slab that reads:

JOHNSON--JOSS MEMORIAL PARK

ALEXANDER JOHNSON DONATED THE LAND FOR
THE FIRST HIGH SCHOOL, CITY PARK AND
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.

LEONARD JOSS, NATURALIST, LANDSCAPED
THE FIRST CITY PARK, PLANTED DIVERSE FLORA
ALL AROUND ETNA.

IN HONOR OF THEIR GENEROSITY WE DEDICATE
THIS PARK IN THEIR MEMORY, SEPTEMBER 1996.

DONORS
SHASTA CHAPTER NO. AM. ROCK GARDEN SOCIETY
SCOTT VALLEY GARDEN CLUB
ROTARY CLUB OF SCOTT VALLEY
ETNA LIONS CLUB
SCOTT VALLEY LIONESS CLUB
AMERICAN LEGION, POST 260
AMERICAN LEGION AUX., PERRY HARRIS UNIT 260
EVENING STAR CHAPTER 10, O.E.S.
ESCHSCHOLZIA PARLOR #112 NDGW

Alexander Morris Johnson lived from 1829 to 1887 and is interred at nearby Etna Cemetery.

Leonard Joss lived from 1861 to 1940 and is also interred at Etna Cemetery.

Location: Johnson-Joss Memorial Park

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