▁him ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁after ▁the ▁land ▁for ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁park ▁was ▁don ated ▁by ▁his ▁daughter , ▁Count ess ▁L ill ian ▁Rem ill ard ▁D and ini . ▁ ▁Philippe - H ila ire ▁" Ph il ip " ▁Rem ill ard ▁was ▁born ▁December ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 8 3 4 , ▁at ▁St - Val entin , ▁Quebec . ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁nin ete en , ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁Boston ▁where ▁he ▁learned ▁brick ▁making . ▁He ▁remained ▁at ▁Boston ▁from ▁ 1 8 5 2 ▁to ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁before ▁heading ▁west ▁to ▁San ▁Francisco ▁by ▁the ▁“ N ic ar agua ▁Route ” ▁through ▁the ▁Ist hm us ▁of ▁Pan ama ▁where ▁he ▁arrived ▁February ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 8 5 4 . ▁He ▁first ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁min ing ▁areas ▁in ▁Nev ada ▁where ▁he ▁remained ▁until ▁ 1 8 6 0 . ▁He ▁made ▁some ▁money ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁A ub urn , ▁California ▁and ▁then ▁went ▁to ▁Oak land . ▁He ▁became ▁interested ▁in ▁what ▁was ▁called ▁the ▁“ Id aho ▁excitement ” ▁and ▁went ▁there ▁until ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁when ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁East ▁Oak land . ▁By ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁brick ▁making ▁in ▁a ▁very ▁mod est ▁way ▁and ▁the ▁business ▁soon ▁expanded ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁largest ▁of ▁its ▁kind ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 8 , ▁he