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February 4, 1983 (age 104) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Mary Hannah Gibbs Logan (1879 – February 4, 1983) was the superintendent for Itasca State Park and a pivotal figure in the development of the park, located in Minnesota at the headwaters of the Mississippi River. Gibbs was the first female park commissioner in the United States.
Itasca State Park (/ aɪ ˈ t æ s k ə /) is a state park of Minnesota, United States, and contains the headwaters of the Mississippi River. The park spans 32,690 acres (132.3 km 2 ) of northern Minnesota, and is located about 21 miles (34 km) north of Park Rapids, Minnesota and 25 miles (40 km) from Bagley, Minnesota .
Mary Gibbs may refer to: Mary Gibbs (conservationist) (1879–1983), American park superintendent and conservationist. Mary Gibbs (actress) (born 1996), American actress. Mary Elizabeth Gibbs (1836–1920), New Zealand homemaker and community leader. See also: Mary Gibbs and Jesse H. Jones Reflection Pool, American reflecting pool.
Minnesota's oldest state park, Itasca is home to 32,000 acres and more than 100 lakes. Activities include boating, canoeing, swimming, hiking, and biking. ... on Lake Itasca. The Mary Gibbs ...
Sep. 18—BEMIDJI — Two renowned Minnesota old-growth forests — the Lost 40 Scientific and Natural Area in Itasca County and the Itasca Wilderness Sanctuary SNA in Clearwater County — will ...
Keith Myrmel's paper maps transport the user to a mental space that is the antithesis of our digital world. His craftwork is simple — accessible — while precise with its visuals and text. Like ...
Fire lookout tower in south Georgia, United States. The history of fire lookout towers predates the United States Forest Service, founded in 1905. Many townships, private lumber companies, and State Forestry organizations operated fire lookout towers on their own accord. The Great Fire of 1910, also known as the Big Blowup, burned 3,000,000 ...
The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map. There are 20 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. A supplementary list includes one additional site that was formerly listed on the National Register.