A family camp attended by generations of San Franciscans, including one who later became a Supreme Court justice, is celebrating a milestone 100th anniversary.
A beloved and storied family camp where memories have been made by generations of San Franciscans, including one who later became a Supreme Court justice, is celebrating a milestone 100th anniversary. San Francisco ’s Camp Mather is located just outside the gates of Yosemite National Park in Tuolumne County. The city first came to the area during the construction of the O'Shaughnessy Dam which til today along with Hetch Hetchy Regional Water System supplies drinking water to San Francisco .
Among the list of notable figures that have come through was retired Supreme Court Justice and San Francisco native Stephen Breyer who worked at Mather as a teenager, according to park officials.On the Friends of Camp Mather website, he’s quoted as speaking about his experience at Camp Mather, describing it as a communal environment where "Anyone could go." Breyer went on to say, "You had a mix of the families of firemen, policemen, and doctors and lawyers.
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