1889-1977
Oakton resident Dr. Ira Noel Gabrielson was a pioneer conservationist, distinguished field ornithologist, and renowned author. He served as the first director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and an international leader of conservation projects. Gabrielson was a founder and the first chairman of the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority and first president of World Wildlife Fund-US. For his life's work, he was inducted into the National Wildlife Federation's Conservation Hall of Fame in 1978. His land, between Leeds Road and Difficult Run,is a Fairfax County park known as Gabrielson Gardens Park.HM Number | HM4KW |
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Marker Number | T-46-a |
Year Placed | 2008 |
Placed By | Department of Historic Resources, on April 26 |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Thursday, September 18th, 2014 at 4:22am PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 300389 N 4306406 |
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Decimal Degrees | 38.88386667, -77.30130000 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 53.032', W 77° 18.078' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 53' 1.92" N, 77° 18' 4.68" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 202, 703, 571 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 2918-2920 State Rte 674, Oakton VA 22124, US |
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