Research files of Keith Petersen and Mary Reed on McCroskey and Steptoe Butte state parks, 1983-1984.

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Research files of Keith Petersen and Mary Reed on McCroskey and Steptoe Butte state parks, 1983-1984.

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Research notes and copies of articles relating to Virgil Talmadge McCroskey, the McCroskey family, and Virgil's efforts to donate Steptoe Butte to the state of Washington and Mary Minerva McCroskey Park to the state of Idaho. Also included is a letter from Virgil McCroskey to Lola Clyde describing potential park legislation.

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Latah County Historical Society

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McCroskey family.

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McCroskey, Virgil, 1876-1970

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Virgil McCroskey came to Whitman County with his parents. He graduated as a pharmacist from the Washington Agricultural College (now Washington State University) in 1898, moved to Colfax and operated the Elk Drug Store from 1905 to 1918. He then moved to his parents’ homestead near Steptoe and developed the land as the Mary Minerva McCroskey State Park in honor of his mother. He later moved to Oakesdale where he resided until his death. McCroskey maintained a lifelong interest in conservation is...

Reed, Mary Evelyn

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Petersen, Keith.

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