Turning Points
in Wisconsin History
Photographs of Gaylord Nelson
Photographs of Gaylord Nelson throughout his career.
Governor, lawyer and environmentalist, Gaylord Nelson was born in Clear Lake, Wisconsin, in 1916. He served in the state senate from 1948 to 1958, became governor in 1958, and was re-elected two years later. He established the Outdoor Recreation Act of 1961 and served three terms in the United States Senate, during which he was the sponsor of Earth Day.
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Wisconsin's Response to 20th-century change The Modern Environmental Movement |
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| Citation: | Use the information provided with each photograph when you click on its thumbnail. Online facsimile at: http://wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1164; Visited on: 4/26/2024 |
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