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Cruz Bay signs at Virgin Islands National Park in December 2007

These two signs are near the Cruz Bay visitor center on St. John, Virgin Islands (18°19'57"N, 64°47'36.5"W). The text of the historical plaque is as follows: "Stephen Tyng Mather / July 4, 1867 / January 22, 1930 / 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."

memorial plaque for Stephen Tyng Mather, first Director of the National Park Service.

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Virgin Islands National Park, Code: VIIS
Southeast Regional Office, Code: SERO

Virgin Islands National Park, St. John Island, Virgin Islands
Latitude: 18.3456001281738, Longitude: -64.681999206543

Legacy NPS Focus Record ID : 238142

12/05/2007

12/04/2007

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McCarthy, Dennis NPS, Southeast Regional Office, Architecture Division

Dennis McCarthy

Thursday, December 13, 2007 3:26:23 PM

Wednesday, August 9, 2017 6:29:07 PM

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