Hershey-4 (PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE) - Pennsylvania Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

The site of the original Pennsylvania State Police Academy. Founded on May 2, 1905, the PA State Police are the first uniformed state police in the nation. Their first training academy was established on this site at the invitation of Milton S. Hershey. In 1960, the academy was moved to a location just east of The Hotel Hershey. Today the site is the home of a baseball field.

(This is the fourth of eight markers in Hershey.)

Marker Name: Pennsylvania State Police County: Dauphin Date Dedicated: 09/13/2005 Marker Type: Roadside Location: Derry Township School District Memorial Field, Cocoa Avenue, Hershey Category: Police and Safety Website: Not listed

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