Inscription
The Commonwealth's first forestry school was established here at Mont Alto in 1903 and named the State Forest Academy in 1905. Among the first in the nation, it later merged with the Pennsylvania State University. Joseph T. Rothrock, the Commonwealth's first Forestry Commissioner, and Mira Lloyd Dock, noted activist and conservationist, were among its founders.
Details
| HM Number | HMXHS |
|---|---|
| Tags | |
| Historical Period | 20th Century |
| Historical Place | School |
| Marker Type | Other |
| Marker Class | Historical Marker |
| Marker Style | Free Standing |
| Year Placed | 2003 |
| Placed By | Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Thursday, October 16th, 2014 at 5:34pm PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 282306 N 4413115 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 39.84022900, -77.54410100 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 50.4137', W 77° 32.6461' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 50' 24.8244" N, 77° 32' 38.7636" 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 North |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 1 Campus Dr, Mont Alto PA 17237, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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