Stephen Tyng Mather

July 4, 1867 - Jan. 22, 1930

He laid the foundation of the National Park Service, defining and establishing the policies under which its areas shall be developed and conserved, unimpaired for future generations. There will never come an end to the good that he has done.

Marker is on U.S. 287, on the left when traveling south.

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