George H. Wirt (1880 - 1961)
Posted by: 
deano1943
N 39° 50.384 W 077° 32.592
18S E 282393 N 4413064
The George H. Wirt Historical Marker is located at the PSU campus, E. of Slabtown Rd, Mont Alto, Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
Waymark Code: WMTPT
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 10/09/2006
Views: 12
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 protec-tion plan. Wirt served as Chief Forest Fire Warden, 1915-1946.
Marker Name: George H. Wirt (1880-1961)
County: Franklin
Date Dedicated: 10/01/2005
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: PSU Mont Alto campus, aprox 120 yards E. of Slabtown Rd. and south of PA 233
Category: Environment, Government & Politics 20th Century
Website: [Web Link]
|
Visit Instructions:
In your log, please say if you learned something new, and if you took any extra time to explore the area once you stopped at the historic marker waymark.
Please post a photo of you OR your GPS at the marker location.