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Title
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Minerva Hamilton Hoyt, Marker
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Biographical Text
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Bronze plaque attached to a rough hewn stone. Denotes the importance of Hoyt to the establishment of Joshua Tree National Park. Contains bronze motifs of a Joshua Tree, a horse, and the California bear as well as star motifs.
The marker is located in the courtyard of the Joshua Tree National Park Visitor Center. Hoyt was an advocate for protecting desert landscapes, specifically the area which became Joshua Tree.
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Text
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MINERVA HAMILTON HOYT
“APOSTLE OF THE CACTI”
HER TIRELESS EFFORTS TO ESTABLISH JOSHUA
TREE NATIONAL MONUMENT CONTRIBUTED TO
A HEIGHTENED APPRECIATION, NOT ONLY OF
THE JOSHUA TREE, BUT OF THE TOTAL DESERT
ENVIRONMENT.
BILLY HOLCOMB CHAPTER
ANCIENT AND HONORABLE ORDER OF
E CLAMPUS VITUS
OCTOBER 5, 1980
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Date Created
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1980-10-05
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Type
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English
Signage
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Project Researcher
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Bysterbusch, Hailey
Hoyt, Minerva Hamilton (1866-1945)