Game Farm - Sherburne, NY
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N 42° 40.982 W 075° 31.017
18T E 457648 N 4725746
This sign is at the Rogers Environmental Education Center which is on land that was a game farm.
Waymark Code: WMPW3Y
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 10/28/2015
Views: 3
text "1885 1935 Game Farm. Sherburne State Game Farm, established in 1909. The first in New York and the oldest in continuous operation the United States. New York State Education and Conservation Departments, 1935"
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"Its original purpose was to raise pheasants in a breeding program, an idea suggested to New York State by Harry and Gertrude Rogers who ran a facility in Illinois. The couple was contacted and Harry became the centers first supervisor with the site named the Sherburne Pheasant Farm."
Marker Name: Game Farm
Marker Type: Roadside
Agency: New York State Education and Conservation Departments
Dedication Date: 1935
City/Town/Village Name: Sherburne
County: Chenango
Region: The Catskills (Region 8)
Website: [Web Link]
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