Verplanck Colvin

Verplanck Colvin

male, deceased (1920)
Adirondack Park, Watershed, private school, lawyer, governor, surveying…state legislature, Adirondack Mountains, AdirondackStatePark
Verplanck Colvin (1847-1920) was a lawyer and topographical engineer whose understanding and appreciation for the environment of the Adirondack...
Seneca Ray Stoddard

Seneca Ray Stoddard

male, deceased (1917)
Adirondack Park, landscape, wilton, American, AdirondackStatePark, Adirondack Mountains
Seneca Ray Stoddard was an American landscape photographer known for his photographs of New York's Adirondack Mountains. He was also a naturalist,...
William Seward Webb

William Seward Webb

male
Adirondack Park, Shelburne Farms, Pullman Company, Raquette Lake Transportation Company, Fulton Chain Railway Company, Fulton Navigation Company…AdirondackStatePark
Dr. W. Seward Webb (January 31, 1851-October 29, 1926) was a son of Gen. James Watson Webb (1802-1884). He studied medicine in Vienna, Paris and...
David Sive

David Sive

male
Adirondack Park, United States environmental law, National Environmental Policy Act, Sive, Paget & Riesel, AdirondackStatePark, Storm King Mountain
David Sive is an attorney, environmentalist, and professor of environmental law, who has been recognized as a pioneer in the field of United States...

John S. Apperson

male, deceased (1963)
Appie, World War I, Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College, Virginia Tech alumni, Adirondack Park, From Schenectady…Adirondack Mountain Club, AdirondackStatePark, Adirondack Preserve
John S. Apperson, Jr. (1882-1963), known as Appie, was a General Electric engineer who is best known for his important role in the continuing...
George W. Sears

George W. Sears

male, deceased (1890)
Adirondack Park, asthma, american indian, dickens, smithsonian institution, hunter…adirondack, AdirondackStatePark, Adirondack Museum
George Washington Sears (December 2, 1821 - May 1, 1890) was a sportswriter for Forest and Stream magazine in the 1880s and an early...