Bob Marshall
Wilderness activist · United States · On the map · Writers · Lived 1901 to 1939 · aged 38
Robert Marshall was an American forester, writer and wilderness activist who is best remembered as the person who spearheaded the 1935 founding of the Wilderness Society in the United States. Marshall developed a love for the outdoors as a young child.
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Whiteface Mountain, the fifth-highest mountain in New York and the first High Peak that Bob Marshall climbed in 1918
Snowden Mountain in the Brooks Range was named for Marshall's hunting partner.
Marshall in the Quetico-Superior area, 1937
Four founders of The Wilderness Society: Bernard Frank, Harvey Broome, Bob Marshall, and Benton MacKaye. Picture taken in the Smokies on January 26, 1936
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The shady burial site of the Marshall family in Salem Fields Cemetery
President Lyndon Johnson signing the Wilderness Act of 1964 in the Rose Garden of the White House as wilderness activists look onAbout this person
He was an avid hiker and climber who visited the Adirondack Mountains frequently during his youth, ultimately becoming one of the first Adirondack Forty-Sixers. He also traveled to the Brooks Range of the far northern Alaskan wilderness. He wrote numerous articles and books about his travels, including the bestselling 1933 book Arctic Village.
