Thomas Starr King: The man who 'saved' California — and who California forgot
His name graces six California schools. He’s honored with a street in San Francisco. A peak in Yosemite is even named after him. But most Californians would be hard-pressed to tell you who Thomas Starr King was — even though he’s credited by some as “the man who saved California” during the Civil …
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