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William Conklin Cusick

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William Conklin Cusick

Birth
Adams County, Illinois, USA
Death
7 Oct 1922 (aged 80)
Union, Union County, Oregon, USA
Burial
Union, Union County, Oregon, USA GPS-Latitude: 45.205, Longitude: -117.8587028
Plot
OS1 LOT 43 PL9
Memorial ID
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From the cemetery brochure:

A natural botanist who worked primarily in eastern Oregon, had at one time nearly 40 taxa bearing the Cusick name. Cusick Mountain in Wallowa County is named for him.

Award from the Oregon Federation of Garden Clubs:
Posthumous Award. For pioneering work in the search for all varieties of wild flowers growing in the eastern Oregon country. For careful record of these findings in the records of the government and state college files. For unceasing effort in sharing his knowledge of wild materials with those with whom he came in contact. For imparting to others a love of nature in all its beauty. This certificate of recognition and honor on the 12th day of June, 1956, to William C Cusick.
From the cemetery brochure:

A natural botanist who worked primarily in eastern Oregon, had at one time nearly 40 taxa bearing the Cusick name. Cusick Mountain in Wallowa County is named for him.

Award from the Oregon Federation of Garden Clubs:
Posthumous Award. For pioneering work in the search for all varieties of wild flowers growing in the eastern Oregon country. For careful record of these findings in the records of the government and state college files. For unceasing effort in sharing his knowledge of wild materials with those with whom he came in contact. For imparting to others a love of nature in all its beauty. This certificate of recognition and honor on the 12th day of June, 1956, to William C Cusick.


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