His record of achievement will live on in the Nations landscape in the form of parks. dams. reservoirs. and water conservation projects. His contribution to the development of irrigation and power resources in the West remains as one of his most impressive monuments. Future generations will remember him as a man who championed the causes of ecological and environmental preservation long before they became popular issues. MIKE KIRWAN was truly a man of the American people. The son of an immigrant coal miner. he was born in WilkesBarre. Pa.. in 1886. His early years were spent in such physically demanding occupations as braker boy. railroad brakeman. oilfield hand. lumberjack. and harvest hand.
Keywords matched
immigrant