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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


WALNUT CANYON NATIONAL MONUMENT, ARIZONA 1
(Established 11/30/1915)
Paul L. Beaubien, Act'g. Cust.10/25/1938-7/18/1944
George W. Baxter, Cust.7/19/1944-1/20/1946
Louis R. Caywood, Cust.2/01/1946-11/25/1946
Paul L. Beaubien, Cust.11/26/1946-1/16/1949
Homer F. Hastings, Supt.4/11/1949-12/15/1951
Meredith M. Guillet, Supt.12/17/1951-1/19/1963
John F. Turney, Supt.1/20/1963-10/07/1967
Don S. Squire, Supt. 212/17/1967-1/12/1979
Dwayne Collier, Ranger in Charge2/10/1980-6/08/1985
Thomas S. Ferrell, Act'g Ranger in Charge6/09/1985-6/22/1985
Sam R. Henderson, Supt.6/23/1985-10/20/1990
Administered by Supt. Flagstaff Area Office10/21/1990-

1 Transferred from U.S. Department of Agriculture 8/10/1933.

2 Administration supervised by Gen. Supt., Flagstaff Group, from 2/28/1968 to 1/09/1971 and Gen. Supt., Southern Arizona Group from 11/15/1971.



WAR IN THE PACIFIC NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK, GUAM
(Established 8/18/1978)
T. Stell Newman, Supt. 11/16/1979-12/27/1982
Rafael J.M. Reyes, Supt.5/01/1983-

1 Administers American Memorial.



WASHINGTON MONUMENT, WASHINGTON, D.C.
(Established 1/31/1948)
Administered by National Capital Parks-Central


WEIR FARM NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, CONNECTICUT
(Established 10/31/1990)


WHISKEYTOWN UNIT; SHASTA-TRINITY NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, CALIFORNIA 1
(Agreement with Bureau of Reclamation 5/31/1962; authorized 11/08/1965)
Samuel A. King, Supt.9/30/1962-12/30/1965
Leone J. Mitchell, Supt.1/30/1966-11/18/1977
Ray C. Foust, Supt.2/26/1978-

1 NPS administers Whiskeytown Unit, including 3,250-acre Whiskeytown Reservoir, operated by Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of Interior; Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, administers 12,860-acre Shasta Unit and 83,500-acre Trinity-Lewiston Unit.



WHITE SANDS NATIONAL MONUMENT, NEW MEXICO
(Established 1/18/1933)
Thomas Charles, Cust.8/01/1933-9/30/1939
Johnwill Faris, Supt.11/01/1939-1/28/1961
Forrest M. Benson, Jr., Supt.2/05/1961-7/01/1964
Donald A. Dayton, Supt.10/25/1964-8/12/1967
John F. Turney, Supt.10/08/1967-12/08/1973
James M. Thomson, Supt.12/09/1973-8/12/1978
Donald R. Harper, Supt.8/13/1978-12/31/1988
Glen F. Kaye, Act'g Supt.1/01/1989-3/04/1989
Mary Jane Tate, Act'g Supt.3/05/1989-3/25/1989
Dennis L. Ditmanson, Supt.3/26/1989-


WHITMAN MISSION NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, WASHINGTON 1
(Authorized 6/29/1936; Established 1/20/1940)
Thomas R. Grath, Act'g. Cust. (Mil. Furl.)1/08/1941-3/29/1943
Thomas R. Grath, Act'g. Cust.9/03/1946-7/01/1950
Robert K. Weldon, Supt.7/23/1950-1/14/1956
William J. Kennedy, Supt.1/15/1956-2/29/1964
Raymond C. Stickler, Supt.2/07/1965-7/08/1971
Stanley C. Kowalkowski, Supt.8/22/1971-5/31/1980
Robert C. Amdor, Supt.7/13/1980-1/31/1987
David P. Herrerra, Supt.5/10/1987-2/10/1990
Roger L. Trick, Act'g Supt.2/11/1990-5/19/1990
Francis T. Darby, Supt.5/20/1990-

1 Authorized as a national monument 6/29/1936; established 1/20/1940. Name changed to Whitman Mission NHS 1/01/1963.



WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, OHIO
(Authorized 12/02/1969)
Administered by Supt., Mound City Group NM12/02/1969-12/03/1970
Adm. by Gen. Supt., Ohio NPS Group12/04/1970-7/14/1975
Jerry Licari, Supt.7/15/1975-4/09/1977
Fahy C. Whitaker, Supt.4/10/1977-2/21/1981
Mary M. Boyd, Supt.9/20/1981-4/27/1985
Steven A. Kesselmann, Supt.6/09/1985-4/08/1989
Ella S. Rayburn, Act'g Supt.4/09/1989-7/15/1989
Maryanne R. Gerbauckas, Supt.7/16/1989-


WILSON'S CREEK NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD, MISSOURI 1
(Authorized 4/22/1960; Established 9/22/1972)
Robert C. Heyder, Management Asst.1/31/1965-6/10/1967
Charles T. Meier, Management Asst.7/16/1967-7/24/1969
Robert J. Schumerth, Management Asst.8/24/1969-8/03/1975
Pat Reed, Mamanagement Asst.11/01/1975-2/25/1982
Pat Reed, Act'g. Supt.12/04/1977-2/25/1978
James T. O'Toole, Supt.2/26/1978-6/26/1982
David L. Lane, Supt.9/05/1982-12/31/1988
Ronald C Miller, Act'g Supt.10/01/1989-2/11/1989
Malcolm J. Berg, Supt.2/12/1989-

1 Administered by Supt., George Washington Carver NM from 10/1962 to 12/03/1977. Park name was Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Park until 12/16/1970, when name was changed to Wilson's Creek National Battlefield.



WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, SOUTH DAKOTA
(Established 1/09/1903)
William A. Rankin, Supt.8/01/1903-4/30/1909
Joseph E. Pilcher, Supt.5/01/1909-3/14/1910
Rufus J. Pilcher, Supt.3/26/1910-4/30/1911
A.C. Boland, Supt.5/01/1911-6/09/1912
William M. Boland, Act'g. Supt.6/10/1912-11/13/1913
Fred Merle, Cust.11/14/1913-11/30/1913
Frederick N. Dille, Act'g. Supt.12/02/1913-7/31/1914
Thomas W. Brazell, Supt.8/01/1914-3/14/1919
Roy W. Brazell, Supt. 13/15/1919-6/08/1928
Anton J. Snyder, Supt.6/09/1928-3/14/1931
Edward D. Freeland, Supt. 23/15/1931-5/17/1939
Harry J. Liek, Supt.5/18/1939-5/03/1950
William J. Watson, Act'g. Supt. 35/04/1950-7/21/1951
Earl M. Semingsen, Supt.7/22/1951-1/23/1960
Jess H. Lombard, Supt.1/24/1960-12/30/1965
Warren D. Hotchkiss, Supt.2/27/1966-6/14/1969
Lester F. McClanahan, Supt.7/27/1969-3/05/1983
James A. Randall, Supt.3/06/1983-3/30/1985
Dennis L. Ditmanson, Act'g. Supt.3/31/1985-6/22/1985
Ernest W. Ortega, Supt.6/23/1985-4/07/1990
Lowell C. Butts, Act'g Supt.4/08/1990-4/21/1990
Edna E. Good, Act'g Supt.4/22/1990-8/11/1990
Martin C. Ott, Supt.8/12/1990-

1 Administered Fossil Cycad NM, authorized 3/21/1922, until monument abolished 8/01/1956, except for period 5/05/1950 to 5/31/1954 when monument administration supervised by Gen. Supt., Black Hills areas.

2 Administers Jewel Cave NM from 8/10/1933.

3 Administration supervised by Gen. Supt., Black Hills Areas, from 5/05/1950 to 5/31/1954.



WOLF TRAP FARM PARK FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, VIRGINIA
(Authorized 10/15/1966)
Administered by Supt., George Washington Memorial Parkway10/15/1966-11/15/1970
H. Gilbert Lusk, Supt.11/15/1970-4/16/1972
Joseph N. Antosca, Supt.4/28/1972-1/06/1973
J. Claire St. Jacques, Director (Park Manager)3/04/1973-


WOMEN'S RIGHTS NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK, NEW YORK
(Established 12/28/1980)
Judy S. Hart, Supt.3/07/1982-4/08/1989
Linda Canzanelli, Act'g Supt.4/09/1989-5/20/1989
Linda Canzanelli, Supt.5/21/1989-


WRANGELL-SAINT ELIAS NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, ALASKA
(Established as a monument 12/01/1978, as a park and preserve 12/02/1980)
Charles A Budge, Supt.12/14/1980-11/03/1984
Richard H. Martin, Supt.2/03/1985-3/10/1990
Jay R. Wells, Act'g Supt.3/11/1990-3/24/1990
Karen P. Wade, Supt.3/25/1990-


WRIGHT BROTHERS NATIONAL MEMORIAL, NORTH CAROLINA 1
(Authorized 3/02/1927; Established 12/01/1953)
Capt. William H. Kindervater, Office in Charge11/19/1932-8/07/1933
Horace A. Dough, Caretaker 8/08/1933-12/16/1937
Horace A. Dough, Cust.12/17/1937-6/14/1941
Horace A. Dough, Supt. 26/15/1941-3/31/1962

1 Authorized as Kill Devil Hill Monument NMem on 3/02/1927. Transferred from War Department 8/10/1933. Name changed to Wright Brothers NMem 12/01/1953.

2 Administered Fort Raleigh NHS from 9/25/1942 to 9/30/1945. Administered by Supt., Cape Hatteras NS from 7/01/1962.



WUPATKI NATIONAL MONUMENT, ARIZONA
(Established 12/09/1924)
J.C. Clarke, Cust. 11930-1931
David J. Jones, Cust. (Mil. Furl.)10/01/1939-7/07/1941
Philip F. Van Cleave, Act'g. Cust.7/08/1943-1/01/1946
David J. Jones, Cust.1/02/1946-11/06/1949
William L. Bowen, Supt.11/07/1949-3/11/1951
Frederick R. Brueck, Supt.3/18/1951-7/27/1953
James W. Brewer, Jr., Supt.7/28/1953-6/29/1954
Forrest M. Benson, Jr., Supt.11/08/1954-2/04/1956
John O. Cook, Supt.2/05/1956-5/17/1958
Russell L. Mahan, Supt. 25/18/1958-5/02/1970
Edward A. Nichols, Supt. 35/31/1970-7/10/1971
Clarence N. Gorman, Supt. 48/22/1971-2/16/1974
John W. Wise, Supt.2/17/1974-3/12/1977
Marjorie M. Hackett, Supt.3/13/1977-3/30/1980
Henry Lee Jones, Supt.8/10/1980-7/03/1987
Larry E. Henderson, Act'g Supt.7/04/1987-11/21/1987
Larry E. Henderson, Supt.11/22/1987-6/30/1990
Anna M. Fender, Act'g Supt.7/01/1990-9/30/1990
Administered by Gen Supt., Flagstaff Area Office10/01/1990-

1 Administered Sunset Crater NM from 8/10/1933.

2 Administration supervised by Gen. Supt., Flagstaff Group, from 2/28/1968 to 1/09/1971.

3 Administration supervised by Supt., Grand Canyon NP 1/10/1971 to 10/31/1971.

4 Administration supervised by Gen. Supt., Navajo Lands Group from 10/31/1971.




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