The Weeks Act

The Weeks Act (HM1GZC)

Location: Lancaster, NH 03584 Coos County
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Country: United States of America
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N 44° 27.187', W 71° 34.672'

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1911


The Lodge atop Mt. Prospect was the summer home of John Wingate Weeks (1860-1926), renowned "Father of the Eastern National Forests," author of The Weeks Act, passed by the U.S. Congress, March 1, 1911. The Act enables the government to buy privately owned land to be "permanently reserved, held and administered as national forest lands," for the protection, development, and use of their natural resources. Much of the White Mountain National Forest (WMNF), one of the 48 forests made possible by The Weeks Act, can be viewed from the Lodge and from the fieldstone fire tower near the Lodge.
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HM NumberHM1GZC
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Marker Number219
Year Placed2009
Placed ByNew Hampshire Division of Historical Resources
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, September 5th, 2014 at 12:19am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)19T E 294899 N 4925433
Decimal Degrees44.45311667, -71.57786667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 27.187', W 71° 34.672'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 27' 11.22" N, 71° 34' 40.32" W
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Area Code(s)603
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 8001-8047 Week's State Park Rd, Lancaster NH 03584, US
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