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Historic Listing of National Park Service Officials
Superintendents of National Park System Areas |
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| AREA / Name | Period of Service | ||
| BADLANDS NATIONAL PARK, SOUTH DAKOTA (Authorized 3/04/1929 as NM; established 1/25/1939 as NM; established 11/10/1978 as NP) | |||
| Howard B. Stricklin, Act'g. Cust. | 8/11/1939 | - | 12/31/1943 |
| Howard B. Stricklin, Cust. (Mil. Furl.) | 1/01/1944 | - | 7/18/1944 |
| Warren K. Leland, Cust. | 7/19/1944 | - | 3/20/1945 |
| Lyle K. Linch, Act'g. Cust. | 6/22/1945 | - | 1/12/1946 |
| Howard B. Stricklin, Cust. | 1/13/1946 | - | 7/13/1948 |
| John E. Suter, Cust. 1 | 7/27/1948 | - | 12/31/1948 |
| John E. Suter, Supt. | 1/01/1949 | - | 1/08/1953 |
| John A. Rutter, Supt. | 4/12/1953 | - | 11/30/1957 |
| George H. Sholly, Supt. | 1/26/1958 | - | 8/19/1959 |
| Frank E. Sylvester, Supt. | 2/15/1960 | - | 10/29/1960 |
| John W. Jay, Jr., Supt. | 12/11/1960 | - | 10/31/1962 |
| Frank A. Hjort, Supt. | 2/10/1963 | - | 9/23/1967 |
| John R. Earnst,Supt. | 10/22/1967 | - | 6/13/1970 |
| Cecil D. Lewis, Jr. Supt. | 6/14/1970 | - | 8/03/1974 |
| James E. Jones, Supt. | 8/04/1974 | - | 6/03/1979 |
| Gilbert E. Blinn, Supt. | 6/04/1979 | - | 6/09/1985 |
| James L. Monheiser, Act'g Supt. | 6/10/1985 | - | 8/17/1985 |
| Donald A. Falvey, Supt. | 8/18/1985 | - | 10/25/1987 |
| Lloyd P. Kortge, Actg. Supt. | 10/26/1987 | - | 11/21/1987 |
| Irvin L. Mortenson, Supt. | 11/22/1987 | - | |
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1 Administration supervised by Gen. Supt., Black Hills Areas, from 5/05/1950 to 5/31/1954. | |||
| BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON PARKWAY, MARYLAND1 | |||
| Administered by Supt., National Capital Parks, & Reg. Dir., National Capital Reg. | 8/03/1950 | - | 5/23/1965 |
| Administered by Supt., Catoctin Mountain Park | 5/24/1965 | - | |
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1 Transferred from U.S. Department of Commerce 8/03/1950. | |||
| BANDELIER NATIONAL MONUMENT, NEW MEXICO1 (Established 2/11/1916) | |||
| Edgar Rogers, Cust. | 8/15/1933 | - | 10/16/1933 |
| Luther E. Jackson, Cust. | 6/21/1934 | - | 1/31/1937 |
| Clinton G. Harkins, Cust. | 2/16/1937 | - | 1/16/1939 |
| Chester A. Thomas, Act'g. Cust. | 6/01/1939 | - | 9/01/1940 |
| Fred W. Binnewies, Supt. | 8/02/1947 | - | 5/03/1954 |
| Paul A. Judge, Supt. | 5/16/1954 | - | 3/31/1962 |
| Albert G. Henson, Supt. | 5/27/1962 | - | 7/06/1964 |
| Thomas B. Hyde, Supt. | 10/11/1964 | - | 1/29/1966 |
| James W. Godbolt, Supt. | 1/30/1966 | - | 4/07/1968 |
| Stanley T. Albright, Supt. | 4/21/1968 | - | 3/22/1970 |
| Linwood E. Jackson, Supt. | 4/05/1970 | - | 7/20/1974 |
| John D. Hunter, Supt. | 7/21/1974 | - | 2/27/1988 |
| Jose A. Cisneros, Supt. | 2/28/1988 | - | 3/24/1990 |
| Leonard E. Weems, Act'g Supt. | 3/25/1990 | - | 4/08/1990 |
| Thomas E. Lubbert, Act'g Supt. | 4/09/1990 | - | 5/05/1990 |
| Leonard E. Weems, Act'g Supt. | 5/06/1990 | - | 7/14/1990 |
| Roy W. Weaver, Supt. | 7/15/1990 | - | |
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1 Transferred from U.S. Department of Agriculture 2/25/1932. | |||
| BATTLEGROUND NATIONAL CEMETERY, MARYLAND | |||
| Administered by National Capital Parks-East | |||
| BENJAMIN FRANKLIN NATIONAL MEMORIAL (Authorized 10/25/1972) | |||
| Administered by the Franklin Institute | |||
| BENT'S OLD FORT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, COLORADO (Authorized 6/30/1960; Established 3/15/1963) | |||
| Foy L. Young, Supt. | 3/24/1963 | - | 5/22/1965 |
| William L. Featherstone, Supt. | 8/15/1965 | - | 1/11/1969 |
| Robert E. Davidson, Act'g. Supt1 | 1/12/1969 | - | 11/13/1969 |
| Robert E. Davidson, Management Asst. | 11/14/1969 | - | 5/16/1970 |
| John R. Patterson, Management Asst. | 5/17/1970 | - | 7/14/1979 |
| Dennis Ditmanson, Act'g. Supt. | 7/15/1979 | - | 11/10/1979 |
| Thomas Cox, Act'g. Supt. | 11/11/1979 | - | 3/08/1980 |
| Jerry R. Phillips, Supt. | 3/09/1980 | - | 9/28/1985 |
| Derek O. Hambly, Supt. | 9/29/1985 | - | 9/27/1986 |
| William W. Gwaltney, Act'g. Supt. | 9/28/1986 | - | 10/14/1986 |
| Donald C. Hill, Act'g. Supt. | 10/15/1986 | - | 1/31/1987 |
| Donald C. Hill, Supt. | 2/01/1987 | - | |
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1 Administered by Supt., Rocky Mountain NPS Group from 9/18/1969. | |||
| BERING LAND BRIDGE NATIONAL PRESERVE1 (Established 12/1/1978) | |||
| Larry L. Rose, Supt. | 3/08/1981 | - | 12/03/1988 |
| Richard V. Harris, Act'g Supt. | 12/04/1988 | - | 1/14/1989 |
| Ernest J. Suazo, Supt. | 1/15/1989 | - | |
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1 Est. as a Monument 12/1/1978. Est. as a Monument & Pres. 12/2/1980. | |||
| BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TEXAS (Authorized 6/20/1935; Established 6/12/1944) | |||
| Ross A. Maxwell, Supt. | 7/01/1944 | - | 11/08/1952 |
| Lemuel A. Garrison, Supt. | 11/17/1952 | - | 1/04/1955 |
| George W. Miller, Supt. | 1/16/1955 | - | 1/16/1960 |
| Stanley C. Joseph, Supt. | 1/17/1960 | - | 9/14/1963 |
| Perry E. Brown, Supt. | 9/15/1963 | - | 6/03/1967 |
| Luther T. Peterson, Jr., Supt. | 7/02/1967 | - | 8/21/1971 |
| Joseph F. Carithers, Supt. | 8/22/1971 | - | 3/11/1978 |
| Robert C. Haraden, Supt. | 3/12/1978 | - | 2/27/1980 |
| H. Gilbert Lusk, Supt. | 3/08/1981 | - | 3/29/1986 |
| Martin C. Ott, Act'g Supt. | 3/30/1986 | - | 9/13/1986 |
| James W. Carrico, Supt.1 | 9/14/1986 | - | 12/31/1990 |
| David H. Dreier, Act'g Supt. | 1/01/1991 | - | 2/23/1991 |
| Robert L. Arnberger, Supt. | 2/24/1991 | - | |
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1 Superintendent Carrico retired on October 27, 1990, and returned as an reemployed annuitant on October 28, 1990. He resigned from his position as an annuitant on 12/31/1990. | |||
| BIG CYPRESS NATIONAL PRESERVE, FLORIDA1 (Established 10/11/1974) | |||
| Irvin L. Mortenson, Park Manager | 10/01/1976 | - | 11/01/1980 |
| Fred J. Fagergren, Jr., Manager | 3/08/1981 | - | |
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1 Oversight resp. assigned to Manager, Everglades NP from 3/8/1981. | |||
| BIG HOLE NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD, MONTANA1 (Established 5/17/1963) | |||
| Administered by Supt., Yellowstone NP | 8/10/1933 | - | 6/13/1982 |
| Alfred Schulmeyer, Supt. | 3/04/1973 | - | 9/30/1987 |
| Administered by Supt., Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS | 10/01/1987 | - | |
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1 Established as Big Hole Battlefield NM 6/23/1910. Transferred from War Department 8/10/1933. Changed to Big Hole NB 5/17/1963. Administratively supervised by Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site, 10/01/1987. | |||
| BIG SOUTH FORK NATIONAL RIVER AND RECREATION AREA, TENNESSEE1 (Authorized 3/07/1974) | |||
| Doyle L. Kline, Supt.2 | 2/13/1977 | - | 8/25/1984 |
| Charles L. Vial, Supt. | 9/30/1984 | - | 8/13/1988 |
| James P. Wiggins, Act'g Supt. | 8/14/1988 | - | 10/08/1988 |
| William K. Dickenson, Supt. | 10/09/1988 | - | |
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1 National Park Service management authorized 10/22/1976. 2 Administratively responsible for Obed Wild & Scenic River Area since 2/13/1977. | |||
| BIG THICKET NATIONAL PRESERVE, TEXAS (Established 10/11/1974) | |||
| Thomas E. Lubbert, Supt. | 11/24/1974 | - | 8/17/1985 |
| Charles B. Voll, Supt. | 8/18/1985 | - | 6/04/1988 |
| James L. Ryan, Act'g Supt. | 6/05/1988 | - | 7/16/1988 |
| Michael C. Livingston, Act'g Supt. | 7/17/1988 | - | 7/30/1988 |
| Ronald R. Switzer, Supt. | 7/31/1988 | - | |
| BIGHORN CANYON NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, WYOMING-MONTANA1 (Established 10/15/1966) | |||
| Joseph C. Rumburg Jr., Supt. | 5/23/1965 | - | 4/08/1967 |
| Bruce W. Shaw, Supt. | 4/09/1967 | - | 11/29/1970 |
| Arthur L. Sullivan, Supt. | 12/13/1970 | - | 7/31/1976 |
| Homer L. Rouse, Supt. | 8/15/1976 | - | 1/24/1981 |
| Richard L. Lake, Act'g. Supt. | 1/25/1981 | - | 3/21/1981 |
| William G. Binnewies, Supt. | 3/22/1981 | - | |
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1 Management by NPS through agreement between Bureau of Reclamation and NPS approved 12/31/1964. Established as Bighorn Canyon NRA 10/15/1966. | |||
| BISCAYNE NATIONAL PARK, FLORIDA1 (Authorized 10/18/1968; Established 6/12/1970) | |||
| Dale B. Engquist, Supt. | 4/04/1971 | - | 10/13/1973 |
| James W. Todd, Supt. | 10/14/1973 | - | 3/21/1980 |
| James A. Sanders, Supt. | 6/01/1980 | - | |
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1 Assigned to Everglades Management Group from 8/20/1969 to 11/14/1971; name changed from national monument to national park 6/27/1980. | |||
| BLACK CANYON OF THE GUNNISON NATIONAL MONUMENT, COLORADO (Established 3/02/1933) | |||
| Administered by Supt., Mesa Verde NP | 8/13/1935 | - | 6/30/1953 |
| Administered by Supt., Colorado NP | 7/01/1953 | - | 4/10/1965 |
| Administered by Supt., Curecanti NRA | 4/11/1965 | - | 1/22/1972 |
| Administered by Curecanti Group Office | 1/23/1972 | - | 3/02/1974 |
| Administered by Colorado West Group | 3/03/1974 | - | 8/01/1975 |
| Joseph A. Kastellic, Supt. | 7/08/1973 | - | 3/16/1985 |
| Andrew R. Kardos, Supt. | 3/31/1985 | - | 8/01/1987 |
| John E. Welch, Supt. | 8/02/1987 | - | |
| BLACK HILLS AREAS, HEADQUARTERS AT RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA1 | |||
| Harry J. Liek, Gen. Supt. 2 | 5/05/1950 | - | 5/31/1954 |
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1 The Black Hills Areas, Headquarters at Rapid City, established 5/05/1950, consisted of Wind Cave NP; Mount Rushmore NMem; and Badlands, Devils Tower, Fossil Cycad, and Jewel Cave NMs. 2 The Black Hills Area Office was officially abolished after Superintendent Liek's retirement on 5/31/1954. | |||
| BLACKSTONE RIVER VALLEY, NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR, MASSACHUSETTS (Authorized 11/10/1986) 1 | |||
| Lawrence D. Gall, Act'g Executive Director | 7/31/1988 | - | 2/25/1989 |
| James R. Pepper, Executive Director | 2/26/1989 | - | |
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1 Authorized pursuant to PL 99-647. The Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission will receive assistance from the NPS in planning and managing the interpretive aspects through the appointed Executive Director. | |||
| BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY, VIRGINIA-NORTH CAROLINA (Established 6/30/1936) | |||
| Stanley W. Abbott, Act'g. Supt. | 3/31/1937 | - | 3/30/1944 |
| Sam P. Weems, Supt. 1 | 4/08/1944 | - | 1/01/1967 |
| James M. Eden, Supt. | 1/01/1967 | - | 2/24/1968 |
| Granville B. Liles, Supt. 2 | 2/25/1968 | - | 6/30/1975 |
| Joseph Brown, Supt. | 7/29/1975 | - | 10/22/1977 |
| Gary E. Everhardt, Supt. | 10/23/1977 | - | |
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1 On assignment in Australia from 1/01/1967 to 2/27/1969. Took trial retirement 2/28/1969 to 3/01/1970. 2 Administered Carl Sandburg Home NHS from 10/17/1968 to 8/23/1970. Assigned oversight responsibility for Guilford Courthouse NP from 8/20/1969 to 4/27/1975, and for Carl Sandburg Home NHS from 8/23/1970 to 4/27/1975. | |||
| BLUESTONE NATIONAL SCENIC RIVER, WEST VIRGINIA1 (Authorized 10/26/1988) | |||
| Administered by Supt., New River Gorge NR | 10/26/1988 | - | |
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1 Establ. under PL 100-534, Title III, 102 Stat. 2706, 10/26/1988. | |||
| BOOKER T. WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT, VIRGINIA (Authorized 4/02/1956; Established 6/18/1957) | |||
| Chester L. Brooks, Supt. | 9/27/1957 | - | 9/01/1959 |
| Roscoe Reeves, Supt. | 2/03/1960 | - | 5/07/1961 |
| Fred A. Wingeier, Supt. | 9/10/1961 | - | 5/20/1967 |
| Stanley C. Kowalkowski, Supt. 1 | 11/05/1967 | - | 8/21/1971 |
| William Webb, Supt. 2 | 10/31/1971 | - | 2/16/1974 |
| Sylvester Putman, Supt. | 5/12/1974 | - | 7/17/1976 |
| John T. Hutzky, Supt. | 8/15/1976 | - | 8/11/1979 |
| Geraldine M. Bell, Supt. | 11/04/1979 | - | 4/23/1988 |
| Richard H. Saunders, Jr., Act'g Supt. | 4/24/1988 | - | 5/07/1988 |
| Gordon J. Wilson, Act'g Supt. | 5/08/1988 | - | 7/02/1988 |
| Ronald J. Mack, Supt. | 7/03/1988 | - | 5/05/1990 |
| Joseph H. Finan, Act'g Supt. | 5/06/1990 | - | 9/08/1990 |
| Richard H. Saunders, Jr., Act'g. Supt. | 9/09/1990 | - | 1/12/1991 |
| Mary-Green Victory, Supt. | 1/13/1991 | - | |
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1 Monument assigned to Supt., Blue Ridge Parkway Management Group 8/20/1969 to 12/12/1971. 2 Administration supervised by Virginia State Office from 12/12/1971. | |||
| BOSTON AFRICAN-AMERICAN NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE (Authorized 10/10/1980) | |||
| Administered by Supt., Boston National Historic Park | 10/10/1980 | - | |
| BOSTON NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK, MASSACHUSETTS 1 (Authorized 10/01/1974) | |||
| Hugh D. Gurney, Supt. 2 | 5/25/1975 | - | 9/29/1984 |
| John J. Burchill, Supt. | 10/02/1984 | - | |
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1 Supt. assigned administrative supervision of Boston African-American NHS 10/10/1980. 2 Administers Dorchester Heights effective 3/03/1980. | |||
| BOSTON NATIONAL PARK SERVICE GROUP, MASSACHUSETTS 1/2 (Established 7/14/1968) | |||
| Benjamin J. Zerbey, Gen. Supt. | 7/14/1968 | - | 5/15/1971 |
| Herbert Olsen, Gen. Supt. | 6/13/1971 | - | 2/18/1974 |
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1 Boston NPS Group Office abolished 2/17/74 when North Atlantic Regional Office established. 2 Headquarters at Minute Man NHP; administers Adams NHS, effective 2/23/1969; John F. Kennedy NHS, effective 5/30/1969; Minute Man NHP, effective 7/14/1968; Saugus Ironworks NHS, effective 5/21/1969; and Salem Maritime NHS, effective 1/26/1969, and Longfellow NHS effective 12/23/1973. | |||
| BRICES CROSS ROADS NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD SITE, MISSISSIPPI 1 (Established 2/21/1929) | |||
| Curtis L. Tapp, Caretaker | 7/01/1931 | - | 1/31/1965 |
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1 Transferred from War Department 8/10/1933. Administered by Supt., Shiloh National Military Park, from 8/10/1933 to 7/1941, and Supt., Natchez Trace Parkway from 7/1941 to 8/10/1961 when it was integrated into Natchez Trace Parkway. | |||
| BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL PARK, UTAH 1 (Authorized 6/08/1923; Established 6/07/1924) | |||
| Eivind T. Scoyen, Act'g. Supt. | 9/27/1928 | - | 2/28/1929 |
| Eivind T. Scoyen. Supt. | 3/01/1929 | - | 1/14/1931 |
| Thomas J. Allen, Supt. | 1/15/1931 | - | 1/14/1932 |
| Preston P. Patraw, Supt. | 1/15/1932 | - | 12/31/1938 |
| Paul R. Franke, Supt. | 1/01/1939 | - | 7/31/1939 |
| C. Marshall Finnan, Supt. | 8/01/1939 | - | 6/22/1940 |
| John M. Davis, Act'g. Supt. | 7/05/1940 | - | 8/14/1940 |
| Paul R. Franke, Supt. | 8/15/1940 | - | 6/30/1943 |
| Charles J. Smith, Supt. | 7/01/1943 | - | 4/30/1952 |
| Paul R. Franke, Supt. | 6/01/1952 | - | 5/08/1953 |
| Glen T. Bean, Supt. | 2/04/1956 | - | 1/30/1960 |
| Louis W. Hallock, Supt. | 2/07/1960 | - | 11/20/1965 |
| Edward J. Kurtz, Supt. | 12/19/1965 | - | 1/28/1967 |
| Oscar T. Dick, Supt. | 2/26/1967 | - | 4/05/1969 |
| Robert C. Heyder, Supt. 2 | 4/06/1969 | - | 7/08/1972 |
| Charles A. Budge, Supt. | 7/09/1972 | - | 8/14/1976 |
| Thomas O. Hobbs, Supt. | 8/15/1976 | - | 3/22/1980 |
| Robert E. Benton, Supt. | 3/23/1980 | - | 4/14/1984 |
| Thomas E. Henry, Act'g. Supt. | 4/15/1984 | - | 10/13/1984 |
| Sandra Hellickson-Key, Supt. | 10/14/1984 | - | 1/02/1988 |
| Robert W. Reynolds, Supt. | 3/27/1988 | - | 5/04/1991 |
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1 Established as Bryce Canyon NM on 6/08/1923. Name changed to Utah NP 6/07/1924. On 2/25/1928 name changed to Bryce Canyon NP. Zion and Bryce Canyon NPs were administered by one Supt. from 9/27/1928 to 5/08/1953. 2 Administration supervised by Gen. Supt., Southern Utah Group, from 5/04/1969 to 7/08/1972. | |||
| BUCK ISLAND REEF NATIONAL MONUMENT, VIRGIN ISLANDS 1 (Established 12/28/1961) | |||
| Administered by Supt., Virgin Islands NP | 12/28/1961 | - | |
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1 Administered by Supt., Christiansted NHS but under general management of Supt., Virgin Islands NP from 12/28/1961. | |||
| BUFFALO NATIONAL RIVER, ARKANSAS (Authorized 3/1/1972) | |||
| Donald M. Spalding, Supt. | 6/15/1972 | - | 6/19/1976 |
| L. Lorraine Mintzmyer, Supt. | 6/20/1976 | - | 7/29/1978 |
| John E. Welch, Act'g Supt. | 7/30/1978 | - | 9/09/1978 |
| John F. Turney, Supt. | 9/10/1978 | - | 8/31/1980 |
| John E. Welch, Act'g Supt. | 9/01/1980 | - | 1/10/1981 |
| Frank Alexander Gould, Supt. | 1/11/1981 | - | 2/13/1988 |
| James E. Liles, Act'g Supt. | 2/14/1988 | - | 6/04/1988 |
| John D. Linahan, Supt. | 6/05/1988 | - | |
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