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Mather Gorge, the mighty chasm carved by the Potomac River below Great Falls, is named in memory of Stephen T. Mather, who lived from July 4, 1867, to January 22, 1930. With untiring enthusiasm for the National Park Idea, he served as the first director of the National Park Service from 1917 to 1929, helping shape America's National Park system and a philosophy of conservation that spread throughout the world.
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Great Falls, Virginia · United States
