He was a Cattleman and Federal officer.
Information provided by Billie Blackstock.
Museum of the Big Bend
The Father of Big Bend National Park, Everett Ewing Townsend, 1935. Photo by W. D. Smithers. E. E. Townsend (1871-1948) first came out to the Big Bend region in 1891, as a Texas Ranger, where he was assigned to patrol the Texas-Mexico border. After 3 years as Ranger, he became a mounted Customs Inspector, working out of Presidio, Texas. In 1900, he was hired to manage the E. L. Ranch in Pecos, Texas, a job he held for the next 16 years. In 1916 he and his wife Alice moved to Alpine, and he was elected to two terms as Sheriff of Brewster County. After working for a decade as a curator at the museum here at Sul Ross, Townsend was elected to the Texas Legislature, where he introduced the bill which successfully created Texas Canyons State Park the following year. The name was later changed to Big Bend State Park, and E. E. Townsend then spent a decade working tirelessly to get the park incorporated into the National Park System. Townsend's dream came true in 1943, and in 1947 he was named Commissioner of the Big Bend National Park.
Contributor: Richard Thomas (50081428)
Information provided by Billie Blackstock.
Museum of the Big Bend
The Father of Big Bend National Park, Everett Ewing Townsend, 1935. Photo by W. D. Smithers. E. E. Townsend (1871-1948) first came out to the Big Bend region in 1891, as a Texas Ranger, where he was assigned to patrol the Texas-Mexico border. After 3 years as Ranger, he became a mounted Customs Inspector, working out of Presidio, Texas. In 1900, he was hired to manage the E. L. Ranch in Pecos, Texas, a job he held for the next 16 years. In 1916 he and his wife Alice moved to Alpine, and he was elected to two terms as Sheriff of Brewster County. After working for a decade as a curator at the museum here at Sul Ross, Townsend was elected to the Texas Legislature, where he introduced the bill which successfully created Texas Canyons State Park the following year. The name was later changed to Big Bend State Park, and E. E. Townsend then spent a decade working tirelessly to get the park incorporated into the National Park System. Townsend's dream came true in 1943, and in 1947 he was named Commissioner of the Big Bend National Park.
Contributor: Richard Thomas (50081428)
He was a Cattleman and Federal officer.
Information provided by Billie Blackstock.
Museum of the Big Bend
The Father of Big Bend National Park, Everett Ewing Townsend, 1935. Photo by W. D. Smithers. E. E. Townsend (1871-1948) first came out to the Big Bend region in 1891, as a Texas Ranger, where he was assigned to patrol the Texas-Mexico border. After 3 years as Ranger, he became a mounted Customs Inspector, working out of Presidio, Texas. In 1900, he was hired to manage the E. L. Ranch in Pecos, Texas, a job he held for the next 16 years. In 1916 he and his wife Alice moved to Alpine, and he was elected to two terms as Sheriff of Brewster County. After working for a decade as a curator at the museum here at Sul Ross, Townsend was elected to the Texas Legislature, where he introduced the bill which successfully created Texas Canyons State Park the following year. The name was later changed to Big Bend State Park, and E. E. Townsend then spent a decade working tirelessly to get the park incorporated into the National Park System. Townsend's dream came true in 1943, and in 1947 he was named Commissioner of the Big Bend National Park.
Contributor: Richard Thomas (50081428)
Information provided by Billie Blackstock.
Museum of the Big Bend
The Father of Big Bend National Park, Everett Ewing Townsend, 1935. Photo by W. D. Smithers. E. E. Townsend (1871-1948) first came out to the Big Bend region in 1891, as a Texas Ranger, where he was assigned to patrol the Texas-Mexico border. After 3 years as Ranger, he became a mounted Customs Inspector, working out of Presidio, Texas. In 1900, he was hired to manage the E. L. Ranch in Pecos, Texas, a job he held for the next 16 years. In 1916 he and his wife Alice moved to Alpine, and he was elected to two terms as Sheriff of Brewster County. After working for a decade as a curator at the museum here at Sul Ross, Townsend was elected to the Texas Legislature, where he introduced the bill which successfully created Texas Canyons State Park the following year. The name was later changed to Big Bend State Park, and E. E. Townsend then spent a decade working tirelessly to get the park incorporated into the National Park System. Townsend's dream came true in 1943, and in 1947 he was named Commissioner of the Big Bend National Park.
Contributor: Richard Thomas (50081428)
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