Editing Dorrington, California (section)

==History==
Originally known as Cold Springs Ranch, the town's name changed upon establishment of the post office in 1902. The name Dorrington comes from the maiden name of Rebecca (Dorrington) Gardner. Famed naturalist [[John Muir]] visited a large Sugar Pine Tree here on August 22, 1900 with [[Clinton Hart Merriam|C. Hart Merriam]] and [[Florence Merriam Bailey]] on a trip between Lake Tahoe and Yosemite.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Merriam |first=C. |date=1900-08-22 |title=Muir on the instep of a huge Sugar Pine ... Gardiner's Flat Calaveras Co. Calif [aka Gardner Flat, Cold Spring Ranch, Dorrington]” |url=https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmp/192 |journal=John Muir Photographs (c.1863-c.1914)}}</ref> The post office was discontinued in 1919, but re-established in 1921 and closed for good in 1934.<ref>{{California's Geographic Names|767}}</ref>