Harold L. Ickes
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Gosffo
N 40° 30.563 W 078° 23.933
17T E 720383 N 4487546
When it came to the spoken word he was up there with the best
Waymark Code: WM42FG
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 06/28/2008
Views: 19
Marker Text:
FDR's Sec. of Interior 1933-46. Builder of public works, ardent conservationist, fierce fighter for human rights, advocate of government as an agent for the public good. This is the site of his boyhood home.
Here was another very busy man! I don't know when he had time to breathe!
Marker Name: Harold L. Ickes
County: Blair
Date Dedicated: 09/26/1994
Marker Type: City
Location: Altoona Area High School, 1415 Sixth Ave., Altoona
Category: Civil Rights, Environment, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 20th Century
Website: [Web Link]
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