News Release

National Park Service Lighting Muir Home in Celebration of 19th Amendment Centennial

News Release Date: August 24, 2020

Contact: Jim MacDonald, 925-228-8860 ext. 6431

Martinez, CA – In celebration of the centennial of the 19th amendment, Women’s right to vote, the National Park Service is lighting up the Strentzel/Muir House with the colors of purple and gold on Wednesday, August 26, 2020 starting at 7:00 PM. Purple, white and gold were the colors of the Women’s Suffrage Movement. Purple symbolized loyalty, white purity, and gold hope. 

 

No reservations are required. Observers may see the home by driving by the park (after dark). Limited parking also may be available at the visitor center, but visitors will not be allowed entry onto the park grounds during these hours.  

 

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the 19th Amendment on May 21, 1919, and the Senate passed it on June 4, 1919, sending it to the states for ratification. Three-fourths of the states--36 at the time--would need to ratify the language for it to become part of the U.S. Constitution. Tennessee became the 36th on August 18, 1920, and the U.S. Secretary of State certified it on August 26. 

Created in 1964, John Muir NHS preserves the home, landscapes, and gravesite of conservationist and national park advocate John Muir. Muir spent his entire life exploring, studying, and writing about his experiences in the American wilderness, most notably the Sierra Nevada Mountains. His writing set the stage for a conservation movement that would spur the protection of nature worldwide and ultimately earn Muir the title “Father of the National Parks”.

John Muir NHS, located at 4202 Alhambra Avenue, Martinez, California 94553, is open Monday through Friday from 10 AM to 5 PM. Admission to the site is free of charge. For more information, please visit the park website at www.nps.gov/jomu or call [phone] x0.
 

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