A&M 3923West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, Legal Records Regarding Otter Creek Drainage Case, ca. 1969-1971 A&M 3923Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

2013/04/09

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-06-18 13:31:20 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, Legal Records Regarding Otter Creek Drainage Case West Virginia Highlands Conservancy A&M 3923 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/3031 1.7 Linear Feet Summary: 1 ft. 8 in. (1 record carton, 15 in.); (1 document case, 5 in.) ca. 1969-1971 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. 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 English Conditions Governing Access

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 Environmentalism Otter Creek Wilderness (W. Va.) West Virginia Highlands Conservancy