Loring McMillen
Loring McMillen (March 10, 1906 – March 19, 1991) was Staten Island's official historian who preserved the works of Alice Austen and worked to restore Historic Richmond Town.[1][2]
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| Born | March 10, 1906 |
| Died | March 19, 1991 (aged 85) |
Biography
He was born in Staten Island on March 10, 1906. He attended Union College in Schenectady, New York and he took courses in architecture at Columbia University.[3] In 1928 he went to work for Bell Telephone, designing cable tracks and cable conduits until retiring in 1966. He became Staten Island's official historian in 1934. He died on March 19, 1991 in Richmondtown, at age 85.[1] He was succeeded as Staten Island Borough Historian by Richard B. Dickenson.[4]
Awards
- Cornelius Amory Pugsley Local Medal Award from the American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration (1955)
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gollark: ```Despite their great size and strength, Celestial Dragons are a peaceful breed named for their spectral, starry appearance. Little else is known about them, as they spend the vast majority of their lives partially phased out of the plane of existence through the use of powerful magic. Celestial Dragons are thought to assume their corporeal form only long enough to reproduce or to die; the rest of the time, they resemble living, breathing constellations, impervious to all physical and magical harm.```
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gollark: Actually, Bolts can do stun, which might help in a fight.
gollark: I suppose they're mostly just checked for grammar, time-matchingness and slight sanity.
References
- Narvaez, Alfonso A. (March 21, 1991). "Loring McMillen, 85, an Engineer And a Founder of Staten Island Restoration". The New York Times. Retrieved June 14, 2007.
- Staff (August 21, 1988). "A Man for the Ages on Staten Island". The New York Times. Retrieved June 14, 2007.
- "Loring McMillen". American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration. Archived from the original on November 9, 2011.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
- Staten Island Advance. "Our borough historians: The past is their passion". SILive.com. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
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| Preceded by Charles W. Leng |
Staten Island Borough Historian 1923 - 1991 |
Succeeded by Richard B. Dickenson |
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