Inscription
In the interest of the preservation of wildlife we here dedicate this memorial to the ill-fated passenger pigeon which from earliest pioneer days until the 1880s flocked to these Pigeon Hills. This migratory bird, now extinct, was once so plentiful its numbers darkened the skies.
This monument replaces the original Boy Scout Memorial erected in the Pigeon Hills in 1947 which was destroyed in 1981. Across Lake Marburg on the Northern horizon lie the Pigeon Hills once inhabited by thousands of passenger pigeons. This memorial was rededicated Sept. 12, 1982
This monument replaces the original Boy Scout Memorial erected in the Pigeon Hills in 1947 which was destroyed in 1981. Across Lake Marburg on the Northern horizon lie the Pigeon Hills once inhabited by thousands of passenger pigeons. This memorial was rededicated Sept. 12, 1982
Details
| HM Number | HMSAV |
|---|---|
| Tags | |
| Historical Period | 19th Century |
| Historical Place | Park |
| Marker Type | Other |
| Marker Class | Neither |
| Marker Style | Carved Stone |
| Year Placed | 1982 |
| Placed By | Boy Scouts of America Conewago District of York Adams Area Council |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Saturday, September 20th, 2014 at 2:34pm PDT -07:00 |
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Locationbig map
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 337217 N 4406054 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 39.78888333, -76.90111667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 47.333', W 76° 54.067' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 47' 19.9800" N, 76° 54' 4.0200" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 717 |
| Can be seen from road? | No |
| Is marker in the median? | No |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near Codorus State Park, Hanover PA 17331, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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