Near Fredonia in Mohave County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Stephen Tyng Mather

— July 4, 1867 — Jan. 22, 1930 —

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 10, 2016

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.

Erected by National Park Service.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Environment • Parks & Recreational Areas. In addition, it is included in the Stephen Tyng Mather series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1867.

Location. 36° 51.846′ N, 112° 44.411′ W. Marker is near Fredonia, Arizona, in Mohave County. Marker can be reached from North Pipe Spring Road, 0.3 miles north of Arizona Route 389, on the left when traveling north. Marker is located along the Ridge Trail in Pipe Spring National Monument. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 406 North Pipe Spring Road, Fredonia AZ 86022, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. A New National Monument (here, next to this marker); Skoomp (within shouting distance of this marker); Powell’s Surveyors at Pipe Spring (within shouting distance of this marker); How Can 10 Million Gallons of Water a Year Suddenly Appear in a Stony Desert?

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Moamop' (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Kwi'-uv (about 300 feet away); Oos'eev (about 300 feet away); Yoowuv' (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fredonia.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Pipe Spring National Monument

Also see . . . Stephen Tyng Mather. He was the founding director of the National Park Service in 1916. Prior to his involvement with NPS, he was an influential industrialist who had become personally wealthy from his involvement with Twenty Mule Team Borax. Mather was a dedicated conservationist, a member of the Sierra Club, and friend and admirer of John Muir; and an avid mountain climber. On a trip through Sequoia and Yosemite National Parks in 1914 he was shocked by the conditions he found. Mather wrote Secretary Franklin Lane a highly critical report on the mismanagement of the national parks. He and Lane were friends from their student days at the University of California. Quite succinctly Lane responded, "Dear Steve: If you don't like the way the national parks are run,

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 10, 2016

2. Stephen Tyng Mather Marker

Pipe Spring National Monument Visitor Center in background.

why don't you come on down to Washington and run them yourself." (Submitted on May 4, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Stephen Tyng Mather image. Click for full size.

via National Park Service, 1928

3. Stephen Tyng Mather

Director Stephen T. Mather at the North Entrance (Antler Gate), Yellowstone National Park, 1928. His director's brassard shows very clearly, although the gold star is difficult to distinguish. NPSHPC/HFC#91-11

Credits. This page was last revised on April 14, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 3, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 195 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 3, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 3. submitted on January 29, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.