Lodgepole Village in Tulare County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Stephen Tyng Mather

July 4, 1867 — Jan. 22, 1930

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 26, 2011

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 to an end to the good that he has done.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Environment. In addition, it is included in the Stephen Tyng Mather series list.

Location. 36° 33.204′ N, 118° 45.684′ W. Marker is in Lodgepole Village, California, in Tulare County. It is on Crescent Meadow Road. Located in Sequoia National Park on Crescent Meadow Road, on the left, shortly after passing the Tunnel Log while on the way to Crescent Meadow. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sequoia National Park CA 93262, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Joaquin Valley,

specifically in the Central Valley,

and in the Sierra Nevada.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The CCC Boys (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Call the Cavalry! (approx. ¼ mile away); Buttress Tree (approx. ¼ mile away); Auto Log (approx. 0.4 miles away); Colonel Young: A Buffalo Soldier (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Naturalists (approx. half a mile away); Middle Fork Canyon (approx. 0.7 miles away); For the Good of the Giants (approx. one mile away).

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this marker. Mather Plaques are spread out from Alaska to the Virgin Islands, Maine to Hawaii. They cover the gamut of National Parks, Monuments, a Sea Shore, Parkways, Memorials, a Preserve, a Battlefield, Recreation Areas, Historical Parks, Historic Sites, three administrative offices, a couple of State Parks, a city park, and two schools. They are in 16 UNESCO Biosphere Reserves. They are in 11 World Heritage Sites.

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2. Stephen Tyng Mather

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Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 26, 2011

3. Stephen Tyng Mather Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 7, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 950 times since then and 18 times this year. Last updated on February 15, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. Photos: 1. submitted on July 7, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. 2. submitted on October 16, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on July 7, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.