Loring McMillen (March 10, 1906 – March 19, 1991) was an American historian who served as Staten Island's official historian. He preserved the works of Alice Austen and worked to restore Historic Richmond Town.[1][2]
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| Born | March 10, 1906 Staten Island, New York, U.S. |
| Died | March 19, 1991 (aged 85) Staten Island, New York, U.S. |
Biography
editHe was born in Staten Island on March 10, 1906. He attended Union College in Schenectady, New York, and he took courses in architecture at Columbia University.[3] In 1928 he went to work for Bell Telephone, designing cable tracks and cable conduits until retiring in 1966. He became Staten Island's official historian in 1934. He died on March 19, 1991, in Richmondtown, at age 85.[1] He was succeeded as Staten Island Borough Historian by Richard B. Dickenson.[4]
Awards
edit- Cornelius Amory Pugsley Local Medal Award from the American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration (1955)
References
edit- ^ a b Narvaez, Alfonso A. (March 21, 1991). "Loring McMillen, 85, an Engineer And a Founder of Staten Island Restoration". The New York Times. Retrieved June 14, 2007.
- ^ Staff (August 21, 1988). "A Man for the Ages on Staten Island". The New York Times. Retrieved June 14, 2007.
- ^ "Loring McMillen". American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration. Archived from the original on November 9, 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Staten Island Advance. "Our borough historians: The past is their passion". SILive.com. Retrieved 19 June 2019.