GANNETT, ALICE (1876-23 May 1962), prominent settlement-house worker and reformer, was born in Bath, Maine to Henry and Mary Chase Gannett. Henry Gannett (1846-1914), is largely considered to be the father of topographic mapping in the United States. Gannett Peak on the Continental Divide was named in his honor. Alice attended schools in Washington, D.C., and earned a degree from Bryn Mawr College.
FROHING, PAUL R., (2 Aug. 1903-14 Jan. 1998), was a pioneer in nutritional research who helped develop infant formula and antibiotics and became a well known philanthropist. He was born in Cleveland to William E. Frohring, a locomotive engineer, and Martha L. (Bliss) Frohring.