Joaquin Miller, "Poet of the Sierras"
JOAQUIN MILLER, "POET OF THE SIERRAS,"
RESIDED ON THESE ACRES, NAMED BY HIM "THE HIGHTS,"
FROM 1886 TO 1913. IN THIS BUILDING, KNOW AS
THE ABBEY, HE WROTE "COLUMBUS" AND OTHER POEMS.
THE SURROUNDING TREES WERE PLANTED BY HIM AND HE
PERSONALLY BUILT ON THE EMINENCE TO THE NORTH. THE
FUNERAL PYRE AND THE MONUMENTS DEDICATED TO MOSES
GENERAL JOHN C. FREMONT AND ROBERT BROWNING.
"THE HIGHTS" WAS PURCHASED BY THE CITY OF OAKLAND
IN 1919.