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Davis was born in New Brighton, Staten Island in 1862.
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Days Afield on Staten Island... - Primary Source Edition
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He was prominent in the borough"s affairs throughout his life. His family history on Staten Island dates back to the 17th century. He was largely self-taught, but nonetheless made huge contributions to the study of Staten Island’s community and natural history.
Davis wrote a number of books about the history and natural geography of Staten Island.
In 1892 he wrote Days Afield on Staten Island which catalogues the island’s plants and animals, while Staten Island and Its People, which he coauthored with Charles West. Leng (1859-1941) in 1930, is one of the greatest accounts of Staten Island history. He was also an entomologist enjoying an international reputation as an expert on cicadas.
In 1881, Davis and Nathaniel Britton, Arthur Hollick, Edward Delevan, and Charles West. Leng founded the Natural Science Association of Staten Island. That organization would later become the Staten Island Institute of Arts & Sciences.
In the 1930s, Davis and Loring McMillen led volunteer preservationists from the Staten Island Historical Society in transforming the former County Clerk" General’ s Office and Surrogate" General’ s Office at the former county seat of Richmondtown into a museum.
That was the beginning of Historic Richmond Town. The Staten Island Historical Society"s collections include material relating to William T. Davis, including a straw hat that belonged to him. A bird sanctuary was created in a marshy area of New Springville, Staten Island, in 1933 at the urging of Davis.
lieutenant was maintained by the National Audubon Society and the New York City Parks Department.
Enlarged to 260 acres (11 km2) in 1956, it was renamed the William T. Davis Wildlife Refuge in his honor.
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