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Stephen Tyng Mather
Stephen Tyng Mather
Born	July 4, 1867(1867-07-04) San Francisco, CA
Died	January 22, 1930(1930-01-22) (aged 62) Brookline, Massachusetts
Occupation	businessperson, naturalist, First director of the National Park Service
Spouse	Jane T. Floy of Elizabeth, NJ in 1893
Children	Bertha Floy Mather

Preceded by Fran P. Mainella

Director of the National Park Service 2006 – 2009

Succeeded by Jonathan Jarvis

Table

Year	Event
Year
1666	Jesuit missionaries, Frs. Allouez, Marquette, Dablon begin to come through area.
1674	Father Marquette pauses on way north, shortly before his death.
1679	LaSalle and Tonti pass through; establish base near St. Joseph.
1750	Little Fort is built by French near site of present Dune State Park
1780	Little Fort abandoned by English; Tom Bradley in the “Battle of the Dunes.”

Column

• Year
  • 1666
  • 1674
  • 1679
  • 1750
  • 1780

• Event
  • Jesuit missionaries, Frs. Allouez, Marquette, Dablon begin to come through area.
  • Father Marquette pauses on way north, shortly before his death.
  • LaSalle and Tonti pass through; establish base near St. Joseph.
  • Little Fort is built by French near site of present Dune State Park
  • Little Fort abandoned by English; Tom Bradley in the “Battle of the Dunes.”

Table (special)

Baillytown
Founded	1833
Ceased to exist	1876
Location	U.S. 12 west of Steel Mill/NIPSCo Plant entrance Porter, IN 46304
Nearest City	Porter, Indiana
Coordinates	41.66°N 87.04°W / 41.66; -87.04

Panoramic Image

Open pit iron mine, now closed.