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U. S. Forest Service guide, Jefferson Goldizen holds three year-old David Hunter Strother IV (great-grandson of "Porte Crayon") in the saddle as the boy's father, Porter Strother,(right)looks on. The dedication of a mountain peak as "Mt.Porte Crayon" in the Monongahela Forest was to honor the famous 19th century artist, writer, explorer, Civil War soldier, and diplomat, David Hunter Strother of Martinsburg, West Virginia.

After Dedication of Mt. Porte Crayon, Pendleton County, W. Va.

Identifier:
039973
Collection Number:
A&M 3404
Title:
After Dedication of Mt. Porte Crayon, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Date:
1941/07/05
Creator:
Shepard, Ernst
Description:
U. S. Forest Service guide, Jefferson Goldizen holds three year-old David Hunter Strother IV (great-grandson of "Porte Crayon") in the saddle as the boy's father, Porter Strother,(right)looks on. The dedication of a mountain peak as "Mt.Porte Crayon" in the Monongahela Forest was to honor the famous 19th century artist, writer, explorer, Civil War soldier, and diplomat, David Hunter Strother of Martinsburg, West Virginia.
Subjects:
Monuments and Statues.
Acquisition Source:
King, Sarah Strother
Acquisition Method:
Gift
Medium:
print
Projects:
West Virginia History OnView