Stephen Mather, First Director of the National Park Service
Description:
Stephen Mather was the first director of the National Park Service, serving in that capacity from 1916-1929. Mather was one of the small group of like-minded conservationists and trail club members who founded the Appalachian Trail Conference in 1925.
Collection:
Builders
Date:
1916
Creator:
Marian Albright Schenk
Subject
BuildersContributor
Mills KellyFormat
Black and white photographSource:
http://www.pbs.org/nationalparks/media_detail/96/
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Marian Albright Schenk, “Stephen Mather, First Director of the National Park Service,” Appalachian Trail Histories, accessed November 5, 2024, https://appalachiantrailhistory.org/items/show/638.
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