Assateague Island Administrative History

¹Letter, Roberts to The Legislative Council, State of Maryland, Oct. 13, 1970, file L7019, ASIS.

²Gordon U. Noreau, "History of Assateague Island National Seashore" (typescript at Assateague Island National Seashore headquarters, 1972, rev. 1974), pp. 12, 15.

³"Highlight Briefing Statement, 1967 Calendar Year," Jan. 17, 1968, file A2621, Assateague Island National Seashore headquarters (hereinafter cited as ASIS); Noreau, "History of Assateague, p. 16.

⁴Legislative support data accompanying memorandum, Regional Director Chester L. Brooks, Mid—Atlantic Region, NPS, to Assistant Director, Legislation, Apr. 25, 1975, in NPS Office of Legislation, Washington, D.C. (hereinafter cited as WASO-170); interview with Norris, May 24, 1982.

⁵Noreau, "History of Assateague," pp. 17—19.

⁶Ibid., p. 17.

⁷Form 10—238, Development/Study Package Proposal, McCabe House Removal, Aug. 21, 1979, file D22, ASIS; letter, Tousley to Johnson, June 22, 1981, file D1817, ASIS; interview with Michael V. Finley, May 19, 1982.

⁸Memorandum, Brooks to Associate Director, Administration, Mar. 19, 1976, Resource Preservation Division files, NPS Mid—Atlantic Regional Office, Philadelphia, Pa. (hereinafter cited as RPD—MARO).

⁹File D30, ASIS.

¹⁰Noreau, "History of Assateague," p. 15.

¹¹"National Seashore Opens New Facility," statement with letter, B.C. Roberts to Paul B. Merritt, Oct. 1, 1968, file A3815, ASIS.

¹²Memorandum, Sielaff to Regional Director, Mid—Atlantic Region, Oct. 21, 1977, RPD—MARO.

¹³Letter, Downing to Director George B. Hartzog, July 17, 1970, file D30, ASIS; Noreau, "History of Assateague," p. 15.