▁the ▁first ▁G iff ord ▁Pin ch ot ' s ▁legacy , ▁the ▁family ▁has ▁continued ▁to ▁name ▁their ▁sons ▁G iff ord , ▁down ▁to ▁G iff ord ▁Pin ch ot ▁IV . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁ ▁G iff ord ▁Pin ch ot ▁National ▁Forest ▁in ▁Washington ▁and ▁G iff ord ▁Pin ch ot ▁State ▁Park ▁in ▁Lewis berry , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁are ▁named ▁in ▁his ▁honor , ▁as ▁is ▁Pin ch ot ▁Hall ▁at ▁P enn ▁State ▁University . ▁A ▁large ▁Coast ▁Red wood ▁in ▁Mu ir ▁Wood s , ▁California , ▁is ▁also ▁named ▁in ▁his ▁honor , ▁as ▁is ▁Pin ch ot ▁Pass ▁on ▁the ▁John ▁Mu ir ▁Tra il ▁in ▁the ▁Kings ▁C any on ▁National ▁Park ▁in ▁California . ▁The ▁Pin ch ot ▁Sy cam ore , ▁the ▁largest ▁tree ▁in ▁his ▁native ▁state ▁of ▁Connecticut ▁and ▁second - larg est ▁sy cam ore ▁on ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁coast , ▁still ▁stands ▁in ▁Sim s bury . ▁The ▁house ▁where ▁Pin ch ot ▁was ▁born ▁belonged ▁to ▁his ▁grand father , ▁Captain ▁El ish a ▁Ph el ps , ▁and ▁is ▁also ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁comm emor ated ▁in ▁the ▁scientific ▁name ▁of ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁Car ib bean ▁l izard , ▁An olis ▁pin ch oti . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁President ▁John ▁F . ▁Kennedy ▁accepted ▁the ▁family ' s ▁summer ▁retre at ▁house , ▁Grey ▁Tow ers ▁National ▁Historic ▁Site , ▁which ▁the ▁Pin