Galen Clark

Galen Clark
Galen Clark
Born(1814-03-28)March 28, 1814
Shipton, Lower Canada
DiedMarch 24, 1910(1910-03-24) (aged 95)
Oakland, California, US
Resting placeYosemite Cemetery
Children
  • Elvira Missouri Clark (1840-1912)
  • Joseph Locke Clark (1842-1862)
  • Mary Ann Clark (1844-1919)
  • Calen Alonzo Clark (1847-1873)
  • Solon McCoy Clark (1848-1857)

Galen Clark (March 28, 1814 – March 24, 1910) was a Canadian-born American conservationist and writer. He is known as the first European American to discover the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoia trees and helped secure legislation to protect it and the Yosemite area. For 24 years he served as Guardian of Yosemite National Park.

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