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William
Orville Douglas (October 16, 1898 – January 19, 1980) As a youth, he fell ill with polio, but he escaped permanent paralysis, and a self-imposed program of exercise left him with a lifelong love of the outdoors. Nominated for the Supreme Court by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939. He very nearly became FDR's final running mate which would have made him President of the United States instead of Harry Truman. Known as a champion of civil liberties and the rights of minorities, a naturalist who wrote on conservation as well as history, politics, and foreign relations. United States Supreme Court Associate Justice. With a term lasting thirty-six years and seven months, he remains the longest-serving justice in the history of the Court. Holds the records for Most Opinions and Dissensions while serving with the United States Supreme Court. Hiked Red River Gorge on Saturday, November 18th, 1967 in an effort to Protest the Proposed Dam there. |
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PHOTOS FROM NOVEMBER 17th, 2007
This Page will be Update When Time Permits
This Page will be Update When Time Permits
2007 CELEBRATION POST
Created by the Sierra Club
This Flier Detailed the Plans
for the 40th Anniversary
Gathering, Hike and Dinner
which occurred November 17
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"THE PILEATED WOODPECKER" BY RENOWNED CINCINNATI ARTIST CHARLES HARPER
[This Art was part of the Courier-Journal edition the Day After the Justice Douglas Hike]
MAP OF THE PROPOSED RED RIVER VALLEY DAM
[From the Courier-Journal, this Map locates both the original and alternate Dam Sites]
MIKE HUGHES MANS THE CAMERA NEAR THE SIERRA CLUB DISPLAY OF THE RRS WEBSITE
RRG MODEL WAS CONSTRUCTED CERTAIN THAT THE ALTERNATE DAM WOULD BE BUILT
SUSAN ROBERTSON, JOHN ROBERTSON AND MIKE HUGHES INSIDE THE GLADIE CENTER
OSCAR GERALDS, JR ACTS AS 'JUSTICE DOUGLAS' PROXY DURING THE ANNIVERSARY HIKE
PARTICIPANTS OF THE ANNIVERSARY HIKE MOVE ALONGSIDE THE RED RIVER
OSCAR GERALDS, JR., DORIS & CARROLL TICHENOR STOP TO CHAT WITH OTHERS
THE DOUGLAS TRAIL IS FILLED WITH PEOPLE TAKING PART IN THE HIKE
JOHN ROBERTSON INSIDE THE DOUGLAS TRAIL CAVE
MIKE HUGHES AND SUSAN ROBERTSON MAKE THEIR WAY THRU THE CAVE
OCSAR GERALDS, JR., DORIS & CARROLL TICHENOR AND OTHERS OUTSIDE THE CAVE
