William E. Carson

William E. Carson is a Virginia historical marker in Warren County, dedicated 1941.

Rte. 340, just south of entrance to Shenandoah National Park, south of Front Royal.

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William E. Carson, of Riverton, was the first chairman of the Virginia Conservation Commission, 1926-34. As such he was a pioneer and leading spirit in the establishment of the Shenandoah National Park and Skyline Drive; the Colonial National Historical Park; the state parks, and the state system of historical markers.

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University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Historical maps covering this location

1889 · Virginia and West Virginia (eastern portion). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1903 · Maryland, Washington D.C., and Delaware. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1905 · Luray, Virginia (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1924 · Maryland and Delaware. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1926 · Proposed Shenandoah National Park, Virginia / engraved and printed by the U.S. Geological… (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

Maryland and Delaware, 1924, covering the location of William E. Carson, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Maryland and Delaware, 1924, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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