The Story Behind Marin County’s Namesake, “Chief Marin” — How the Coastal Miwok Left a Cultural and Physical Legacy That Lingers Today
By now most residents of Marin County have heard the name of the legendary Miwok leader “Chief Marin,” for whom the county was named. But Marin was neither his Miwok name, nor the one that the Spanish missionaries gave him. His original name was Huicmuse (pronounced hwik-moose), and the Spanish gave him the name Marino […]
