Howard Zahniser

Howard Zahniser is a Pennsylvania historical marker in N of Tionesta, Forest County, dedicated 2001.

Rt. 62 ~.8 miles N of Pigeon Hill Rd., N of Tionesta

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Conservationist and architect of the National Wilderness Preservation System Act of 1964. Although he died four months before President Lyndon Johnson signed the bill his efforts led to the preservation of over 100 million acres across the nation. Zahniser was born in Franklin, Pa., and Tionesta became his hometown. An advocate for preserving wilderness area, he was executive director of The Wilderness Society & editor of its journal.

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1823 · Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1865 · Map of the Oil Region of Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1866 · Howe's Map Of The Oil District Of Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1872 · Warren, McKean, Potter, Forest, Elk, Cameron counties. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1903 · Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Map of the Oil Region of Pennsylvania, 1865, covering the location of Howard Zahniser, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Map of the Oil Region of Pennsylvania, 1865, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Howard Zahniser

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