Andrew P. Hill
Andrew Putnam Hill (August 9, 1853–September 3, 1922) was a Californian painter and photographer best known for successfully leading an effort from 1899 to 1902 to save a forest of large redwoods in Big Basin, California, as a public park, the first in what became the California State Park System.
Andrew Putnam Hill | |
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Painting by Hill of Mission Santa Clara de Asis | |
Born | August 9, 1853 Porter County, Indiana, US |
Died | September 3, 1922 69) Pacific Grove, California, US | (aged
Nationality | American |
Occupation | painter |
Spouse | Florence Maria Watkins |
Children | 3 |
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