Eleanor Torrey West, Preserver of Her Inherited Island, Dies at 108

January 29, 2021/ Veronica Penney / Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment

Off Georgia’s coast, the lush 26,000-acre Ossabaw Island had been in her family since 1924. She dedicated her life to keeping it out of the hands of developers.

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