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Benton MacKaye

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Benton MacKaye , 1879-1975, American forester and regional planner, b. Stamford, Conn., grad. Harvard (B.A., 1900; M.A. School of Forestry, 1905); son of Steele MacKaye. He was a research forester of the U.S. Forest Service; he planned and helped in the construction of the Appalachian Trail (1921) and served on the regional planning staff of the Tennessee Valley Authority (1934-36) and on the staff of the Rural Electrification Administration (1942-45). MacKaye's philosophy of regional planning is given in The New Exploration (1928). Author not available, MACKAYE, BENTON. , ... Read more

Appalachian Trail
...Scenic Trail, hiking path, 2,144 mi (3,450 km) long, passing through 14 states, E United States. Conceived in 1921 by Benton MacKaye , forester and regional planner, and completed in 1937, the trail extends along the ridges of the Appalachian Mts... Read more

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	Prime Mover for the Appalachian Trail ; ...October of 1921 by forester-turned-regional-planner Benton MacKaye. After 1923, Mr. MacKaye and Mr. Mumford became close associates through...then so did writer Gertrude Stein (sister of Mr. MacKaye's partner in developing the concept, Clarence... Read more
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