E. Genevieve Gillette 1898-1986

E. Genevieve Gillette 1898-1986 (HM1YVI)

Location: Lansing, MI 48933 Ingham County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 43.82', W 84° 33.236'

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Athletics and Recreation

Known as the "Mother" of Michigan State Parks system. Genevieve Gillette is remembered as one of the state's most effective conservation lobbyists. In 1920, she was the only woman in the first landscape architecture class to graduate from Michigan Agriculture College. As an ally of parks chief P.J. Hoffmaster, and later as founder and president of the Michigan Park Association, she raised public awareness and funding for more than 200,000 acres of Michigan's state and national parks.
Her passionate persistent advocacy helped create Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. In the mid-1960s, Gillette served on President Lyndon Johnson's Advisory Committee on Recreation and Natural Beauty.
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HM NumberHM1YVI
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Year Placed2006
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Date Added Sunday, June 11th, 2017 at 5:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 700249 N 4733770
Decimal Degrees42.73033333, -84.55393333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 43.82', W 84° 33.236'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 43' 49.2" N, 84° 33' 14.16" W
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Area Code(s)517, 989
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 300-398 S Capitol Ave, Lansing MI 48933, US
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