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Frederick Law Olmsted Jr.

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Frederick Law Olmsted Jr.

Birth
Staten Island, Richmond County, New York, USA
Death
25 Dec 1957 (aged 87)
Malibu, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.7801808, Longitude: -72.6770449
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American landscape architect and city planner known for his wildlife conservation efforts. He had a lifetime commitment to national parks, and worked on projects in Acadia, the Everglades and Yosemite National Park. Olmsted Point in Yosemite and Olmsted Island at Great Falls of the Potomac River in Maryland are named after him.
American landscape architect and city planner known for his wildlife conservation efforts. He had a lifetime commitment to national parks, and worked on projects in Acadia, the Everglades and Yosemite National Park. Olmsted Point in Yosemite and Olmsted Island at Great Falls of the Potomac River in Maryland are named after him.


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  • Maintained by: CMWJR
  • Added: Apr 25, 1998
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1582/frederick_law-olmsted: accessed ), memorial page for Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. (24 Jul 1870–25 Dec 1957), Find a Grave Memorial ID 1582, citing Old North Cemetery, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by CMWJR (contributor 50059520).