New Parks Director Visits Allensworth

State Park Interpreter III Steven Ptomey posted on FaceBook that retired Marine Corps Major General Anthony L. Jackson stopped at Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park last week. General Jackson made the unofficial stop at Allensworth while traveling on vacation.

Governor Brown appointed General Jackson as the 19th Director of California State Parks on November 13, 2012 and Natural Resources Agency Secretary John Laired swore him in on November 16, 2012. During his remarks after the swearing-in, General Jackson told the audience "I had been offered great opportunities, other places also within the state, but I love the California State Parks."

You can watch the swearing-in ceremony on the California State Parks website.