Caroline Coroneos Dormon (July 19, 1888 - November 21, 1971) was a botanist, horticulturist, ornithologist, historian, archeologist, preservationist, naturalist, conservationist, and author from Louisiana. She was born in modest circumstances at Briarwood, the family home in northern Natchitoches Parish, to James L. Dormon and the former Caroline Trotti. She was reared in Arcadia, the seat of Bienville Parish, in northern Louisiana. She never married. July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 165 days remaining. ... Year 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ... Botany is the scientific study of plant life. ... The Latin words hortus (garden plant) and cultura (culture) together form horticulture, classically defined as the culture or growing of garden plants. ... Ornithology (from the Greek ornitha = chicken and logos = word/science) is the branch of biology concerned with the scientific study of birds. ... An historian is someone who writes history, a written accounting of the past. ... Archaeology or sometimes in American English archeology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains, including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ... A preservationist generally refers to one who wishes to preserve a historic structure from demolition or degradation. ... Table of natural history, 1728 Cyclopaedia Natural history is an umbrella term for what are now often viewed as several distinct scientific disciplines of integrative organismal biology. ... Conservationists are those people who tend to more highly rank the wise use of the Earths resources and ecosystems. ... Cosette Dwyer is an amazing author. ... Official language(s) de jure: none de facto: English & French Capital Baton Rouge Largest city New Orleans [1] Area  Ranked 31st  - Total 51,885 sq mi (134,382 km²)  - Width 130 miles (210 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 16  - Latitude 29°N to 33°N  - Longitude 89°W... Natchitoches Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ... Arcadia is a town located in Bienville Parish, Louisiana. ... Bienville Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...

As a child, she developed a great interest in plants and wild life. She was educated at the Baptist-affiliated Judson College in Marion (Perry County), Alabama, from which she received a bachelor's degree in literature and art. She taught several years in Louisiana schools and then re-established her home at Briarwood in 1918. She began to collect and preserve native trees and shurbs. In 1921, she became a public relations representative for the Louisiana Forestry Department. She attended a Southern Forestry Congress in 1922 and persuaded the United States Forest Service to establish a national forest in Louisiana. U.S. Representative James B. Aswell of Natchitoches worked with Dormon to bring to fruition the Kisatchie National Forest, which was designated in 1930, during the administration of President Herbert C. Hoover. Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      Baptist is a term describing individuals belonging... Judson College, founded in 1838 in Marion, Alabama (as Judson Female Institute) is the nations fifth oldest womens college. ... Marion is a city located in Perry County, Alabama. ... Perry County is a county of the State of Alabama. ... Official language(s) English Capital Montgomery Largest city Birmingham Area  Ranked 30th  - Total 52,419 sq mi (135,765 km²)  - Width 190 miles (306 km)  - Length 330 miles (531 km)  - % water 3. ... A bachelors degree (Artium Baccalaureus, A.B. or B.A.) is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three, four, or in some cases and countries, five or six years. ... Old book bindings at the Merton College library. ... The Bath, a painting by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926). ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for full calendar). ... Public relations (PR): Building sustainable relations with all publics in order to create a postive brand image. ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... Logo of the U.S. Forest Service. ... The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ... James Benjamin Aswell, Sr. ... The city of Natchitoches (pronounced , or NAK-uh-tush) is the parish seat of Natchitoches Parish, in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ... Kisatchie National Forest is located in the piney hills and hardwood bottoms of seven central and northern Louisiana parishes. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ... Herbert Clark Hoover, (August 10, 1874 – October 20, 1964), the 31st President of the United States (1929–1933), was a world-famous mining engineer and humanitarian administrator. ...

In 1941, Dormon during the administration of Governor Sam Houston Jones, Dormon joined the Louisiana Highway Department (since the Department of Transportation and Development) as beautification consultant. She was thereafter a landscape consultant for the Huey P. Long Charity Hospital in Pineville in Rapides Parish east of the Red River from Alexandria. For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... Sam, Samantha or Samuel Jones can refer to a number of different people. ... Huey Pierce Long (August 30, 1893–September 10, 1935), known as The Kingfish, was an American politician; he was governor of Louisiana (1928–1932), Senator (1932–1935) and a presidential hopeful before his assassination. ... Charity Hospital is one of two teaching hospitals which are part of the Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans (MCLNO). ... Pineville is a city located in Rapides Parish, Louisiana. ... Rapides Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ... The Red River is one of several rivers with that name, and of two rivers with that name in the United States. ... Alexandria is a city in Louisiana and is the parish seat of Rapides Parish. ...

She was also a consultant for the popular Hodges Gardens, Park, and Wilderness Area near Many, the seat of Sabine Parish. The private development opened in the 1950s, but it will come under the operation of the State of Louisiana in 2007. Many is a town located in Sabine Parish, Louisiana. ... Sabine Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the CE era. ...

Dormon also proposed what became the Louisiana State Arboretum, located some eight miles north of Ville Platte, the seat of Evangeline Parish, as part of nearby Chicot State Park. The 301-acre site was dedicated in 1964. The Caroline Dormon Lodge, which opened in 1965, serves as a visitor center, a library, and houses a herbarium of native plants which grow within the boundaries of the arboretum. An arboretum is a botanical garden primarily devoted to trees and other woody plants, forming a living collection of trees intended at least partly for scientific study. ... Ville Platte is a city located in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. ... Evangeline Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ...

Her published works include the following: Wild Flowers of Louisiana (1934), Forest Trees of Louisiana (1941), Flowers Native to the Deep South (1958), Natives Preferred (1965), Southern Indian Boy (1967), and Bird Talk (1969).

Dormon was the only woman member of the De Soto Commission, which was established by Congress in 1935 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of De Soto's expedition across the American Southeast, which crossed northern Louisiana. Hernando de Soto is a: Spanish explorer. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ...

In 1965, Dormon was presented with an honorary doctor of science award from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. The Dormon Collection is located at the Eugene P. Watson Memorial Library of Northwestern State University in Natchitoches. 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College at Baton Rouge, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a public, coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and the main campus of the Louisiana State University System. ... Capitol Building Baton Rouge is the capital of Louisiana, a state of the United States of America. ... The seal of Northwestern State University. ...

Briarwood, located near Saline (Bienville Parish), is now the headquarters of the Caroline Dormon Nature Preserve. Natchitoches attorney and philanthropist Arthur C. Watson organized the Foundation for the Preservation of the Caroline Dormon Nature Preserve and served as its treasurer until his death in 1984. There is also a Caroline Dormon Trail extending 10.5 miles in the Kisatchie Bayou Recreation Complex within the national forest. It is popular for horseback riding, hiking, and bicycling. The trail starts at the Longleaf Scenic Byway. Saline is a village located in Bienville Parish, Louisiana. ... A philanthropist is someone who engages in philanthropy; that is, someone who donates his or her time, money, or reputation to a charitable cause. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Two hikers in the Mount Hood National Forest Eagle Creek hiking Hiking is a form of walking, undertaken with the specific purpose of exploring and enjoying the scenery. ... Cycling is a recreation, a transport across land. ...

Dormon is interred in the Briarwood Baptist Church Cemetery near her home.

References

"Caroline C. Dormon", A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography, Vol. 1 (1988), p. 251

Donald M. Rawson, "Caroline Dormon: A Renaissance Spirit of Twentieth Century Louisiana," Louisiana History, XXIV (1983)

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