# Benton MacKaye — Sticks and Stones character guide

> Benton MacKaye in Sticks and Stones by Lewis Mumford.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. Benton Mackaye

**First appearance:** 0040-ii

## Who they are

Forester and planner, co-founder of the Appalachian Trail.

## In the story

### [Acknowledgments](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sticks_and_stones_se/chapters/acknowledgments)

Thanked for unpublished reports and memoranda that guided the concluding chapters.

### [Chapter III: Regional Planning and the Reclamation of the Land](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sticks_and_stones_se/chapters/iii)

Cited for his bold plan to associate a spinal recreational trail with electric power development for the Appalachian region, aiming at reafforestation and repeopling of the upland area.

### [VI: Sociology](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sticks_and_stones_se/chapters/vi-sociology)

Cited for his article on the proposed Appalachian Trail in the Journal of the American Institute of Architects.

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