West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, Legal Records Regarding Otter Creek Drainage Case, 1969/1971

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
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No special access restriction applies.

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Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, Legal Records Regarding Otter Creek Drainage Case, A&M 3923, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
1.7 Linear Feet Summary: 1 ft. 8 in. (1 record carton, 15 in.); (1 document case, 5 in.)
Creator:
West Virginia Highlands Conservancy
Abstract:
Legal records from attorney Frederick Anderson who was involved with the Otter Creek drainage case on behalf of the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy. The case took place within the early history of the modern environmental movement in the United States. Congress eventually provided permanent protection for the Otter Creek wilderness, which is located on the Cheat-Potomac Ranger District of the Monongahela National Forest in Tucker and Randolph Counties, West Virginia. The collection also includes a two page narrative by Frederick Anderson regarding the case, and court document 15028 from the US Court of Appeals; and a copy of "50 Year History of the Monongahela National Forest". See "Fighting to protect the Highlands: the first forty years of the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy" by David P. Elkinton for a narrative of the Otter Creek case, among other events in the organization's history.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, Legal Records Regarding Otter Creek Drainage Case, A&M 3923, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Physical location:
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: West Virginia & Regional History Center
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