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Photographer: Howard C. Ohlhous
Taken: August 12, 2011
Caption: M.A. Leonard & Governor Roosevelt
Additional Description: Saranac Lake resident Marcellus A. Leonard was an early proponent for the building of the road to the summit of Whiteface, the 5th highest mountain in New York State. In September of 1929 Roosevelt ceremoniously turned the first spade of earth. The highway opened officially on July 20, 1935. Roosevelt returned on September 14, 1935 as US President to dedicate the highway as a memorial to the New York State Veterans of the Great War (WWI). Leonard died six months before the opening of the roadway. This photo hangs on display on the second floor of the Whiteface Castle.
Submitted: August 16, 2011, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York.
Database Locator Identification Number: p167968
File Size: 0.240 Megabytes

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