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Historical Notes

John Muir
The Man
Biography of John Muir - - - farmer, inventor, sheepherder, naturalist, explorer, writer, and conservationist.  Photo -- Painting by Herbert A. Collins Sr.  

John Muir
The School
History of John Muir High School.
THE GOLDEN YEARS 1954 - 1985
Turmoil, Pride and Integrated Achievement -- An article by Bob Barnes

Eaton Canyon and the
San Gabriel Mountains
In the summer of 1875, John Muir climbed from the floor of Eaton Canyon, up the falls to the summit of Mount Wilson in the San Gabriel Mountains. His description, first printed for Century Magazine in July 1882 as "The Bee-Pastures of California," and later published in 1894 as Chapter XVI of his book, "The Mountains of California," is reproduced.

Historic Pasadena
This photograph of Pasadena dated 1884 looks west along Colorado Street towards Fair Oaks Avenue.  Central School is in the center of this picture, located on the south east corner of Fair Oaks and Colorado on land donated by Benjamin Davis Wilson.  Founded by the Indiana Colony, Pasadena derives it's name from a Chippewa word meaning "Crown of the Valley."

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