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(1880-1961)
Pennsylvania's first professionally trained forester and co-founder and first director of the State Forest Academy begun here in 1903. A protege of Dr. Joseph T. Rothrock, Wirt advocated learning through theory and practice and set pioneering trends in forestry education. Architect of forest protection legislation enacted in 1915 and a successful wildfire protection plan. Wirt served as Chief Forest Fire Warden, 1915-1946.Details
| HM Number | HMXHQ |
|---|---|
| Tags | |
| Historical Period | 20th Century |
| Historical Place | Memorial, School |
| Marker Type | Other |
| Marker Class | Historical Marker |
| Marker Style | Free Standing |
| Year Placed | 2005 |
| Placed By | Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Tuesday, September 16th, 2014 at 2:52am PDT -07:00 |
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Photo Credits: [1] DOUGLAS MOWEN
Locationbig map
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 282506 N 4413109 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 39.83973300, -77.54315000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 50.384', W 77° 32.589' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 50' 23.0388" N, 77° 32' 35.3400" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 717 |
| Can be seen from road? | Yes |
| Is marker in the median? | No |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling East |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near PA-233, Mont Alto PA 17237, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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