West Virginia Highlands Conservancy
Organization
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, Legal Records Regarding Otter Creek Drainage Case
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3923
Overview
Legal records from attorney Frederick Anderson who was involved with the Otter Creek drainage case on behalf of the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy. The case took place within the early history of the modern environmental movement in the United States. Congress eventually provided permanent protection for the Otter Creek wilderness, which is located on the Cheat-Potomac Ranger District of the Monongahela National Forest in Tucker and Randolph Counties, West Virginia. The collection also...
Dates:
ca. 1969-1971
Filtered By
- Subject: Otter Creek Wilderness (W. Va.) X