Stephen Tyng Mather Marker

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Near Pine Springs in Culberson 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 26, 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. 31° 53.656′ N, 104° 49.326′ W. Marker is near Pine Springs, Texas, in Culberson County. Marker can be reached from Pine Canyon Drive north of U.S. 62/180. Click for map. Marker is near the visitor center at Guadalupe Mountains National Park. Marker is in this post office area: Salt Flat TX 79847, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 16 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. The "Committee of Five" (here, next to this marker); Groundbreaking for the Pine Springs Visitor Center (a few steps from this marker); Butterfield Overland Mail (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Airmen (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Pinery (approx. 0.3 miles away); Guadalupe Peak (approx. 3.1 miles away); El Paso Salt War (approx. 15.2 miles away).

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 26, 2012

2. Stephen Tyng Mather Marker

By Bill Kirchner, October 26, 2012

3. Stephen Tyng Mather Marker

Marker is in center of photo on top of the wall.

Guadalupe Mountains National Park Photo, Click for full size

By Bill Kirchner, October 26, 2012

4. Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Credits. This page originally submitted on October 28, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 49 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 28, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.