Stephen Tyng Mather Marker

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Big Bend National Park in Brewster County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Stephen Tyng Mather
July 4, 1867 - Jan. 22, 1930

Stephen Tyng Mather Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Bill Kirchner, October 22, 2012

1. Stephen Tyng Mather Marker

Inscription. 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.

Location. 29° 16.229′ N, 103° 18.095′ W. Marker is in Big Bend National Park, Texas, in Brewster County. Marker can be reached from Chisos Basin Road 6.5 miles south of Maverick Drive (U.S. 385). Click for map. Marker is at the Window View Trailhead, near the Chisos Basin Visitor Center. Marker is in this post office area: Big Bend National Park TX 79834, United States of America.

Also see . . . Stephen T. Mather. A biographical vignette of Stephen T. Mather by the National Park Service. (Submitted on October 28, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.)

By Bill Kirchner, October 22, 2012

2. Stephen Tyng Mather Marker

Window View Trailhead Photo, Click for full size

By Bill Kirchner, October 22, 2012

3. Window View Trailhead

Stephen Tyng Mather Marker is in the center of photo.

Casa Grande and the Chisos Mountain Lodge Photo, Click for full size

By Bill Kirchner, October 23, 2012

4. Casa Grande and the Chisos Mountain Lodge

Stephen Tyng Mather Marker is in the lower left of photo by the people walking.

North entrance to Big Bend National Park Photo, Click for full size

By Bill Kirchner, October 24, 2012

5. North entrance to Big Bend National Park

Credits. This page originally submitted on October 28, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 44 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 28, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.