![]() Clicking on a name will expand the accordion to reveal more details and history. After the name is a brief explanation of the name's origin. The names below are listed alphabetically. Their story is told, in part, on our Ranching History at Point Reyes page. ![]() Many of the sites at Point Reyes and their history tend to lead back to or involve the Shafter brothers and Howard. The names of Oscar Lovell Shafter, James McMillan Shafter, and Charles Webb Howard, while not included in any of the names on the park's official map (and hence not found in the list of place names below), are, in essence, often the names behind the names. Please keep in mind that the purpose of this page is simply to provide-for those who may be curious-the etymology of the current place names one finds in the Point Reyes area and to provide, when known, a bit of history about the people and places listed. ![]() The National Park Service recognizes that some of the individuals after whom some of these locations are named might not be honored today by having a bay, a beach, a road, etc., named after them. Some of the names one currently finds on maps are derived from Coast Miwok words (such as Olema and Tomales), but the names the Coast Miwok used for most sites within the Point Reyes area have been replaced by words and names from European languages. If you are one of those visitors-or even if you don't get the opportunity to visit but you are interested in learning more about the park's history-this page was created for you.įrom time immemorial, the Coast Miwok have lived on the lands that now comprise Marin County and southern Sonoma County, including the Point Reyes Peninsula, which the Coast Miwok called Tamál-Húye (Coast Point). The copyright law extends its protection to unpublished works from the moment of creation in a tangible form.Visitors to Point Reyes are often curious about how their favorite beaches, trails, or places got their names. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law. ![]() One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excesses of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Users of these materials are advised to determine the copyright status of any document from which they wish to publish. Some of the archival materials in this collection may be subject to copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museumĭocuments in this collection that were prepared by officials of the United States as part of their official duties are in the public domain.
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