Edward Avery McIlhenny

…shy of man, was endowed with a strong, vigorous personality — far better able to cope with the advance of civilization than its lesser companion, the Pileated Woodpecker (Ceophleus pileatus);…

Herman Harrison Braxton

…daughter, Elizabeth Anne, earned her A.B. at Wheaton College. In addition to serving on the Chase City town council for eight years (and Anne serving for six), Dr. Braxton “started…

Ken E. Rogers

…Mississippi Herbarium (USMS) in 1968. “Dr. Rogers had a keen eye for plants and was a prolific collector. He helped convince the administration of the importance of the Ragland Hills…

Edwin Huey Bullington

…gravel road from West Fork (Washington County) to Devil’s Den… The CCC also built the first hiking trails in the park, as well as a stone dam on Lee Creek,…

Charles Ronald Dillon

…Carolina estuary. Masters thesis, Dept. of Botany, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.   SOURCES: 1. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/greenvilleonline/name/charles-dillon-obituary?id=8767476 accessed on 28 May, 2023 2. SERNEC Data Portal. 2023. http//:sernecportal.org/index.php. Accessed…

Charles Henry Hitchcock

…his wife, Orra White. This mother had such classical learning and scientific and artistic talent that “she could read the Greek Testament and calculate eclipses”… [Charles] completed the classical and…