First State Game Lands Marker

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Near Wilcox in Elk County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

First State Game Lands

By Bill Wintermantel, May 30, 2011

1. First State Game Lands Marker

Inscription. A tract of 6288 acres lying north and east of here was the first purchase of State Game Lands by the Pennsylvania Game Commission. The purchase was made in 1920 with funds obtained from hunting license fees.

Erected 1950 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Location. 41° 32.06′ N, 78° 36.428′ W. Marker is near Wilcox, Pennsylvania, in Elk County. Marker is on Glen Hazel Road (Pennsylvania Route 1001) 0.4 miles south of Bendigo Road, on the right when traveling north. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wilcox PA 15870, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 4 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. St. Marys (approx. 7.7 miles away); Elk County (approx. 10 miles away); Seneca Spring (approx. 13.1 miles away); Thomas L. Kane (approx. 13.5 miles away).

Also see . . .
1. Pennsylvania Game Commission-State Wildlife Management Agency. (Submitted on May 31, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
2. First State Game Lands - Behind the Marker. ExplorePAHistory.com (Submitted on July 11, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

By Mike Wintermantel, May 30, 2011

2. First State Game Lands Marker

Looking north on Glen Hazel Road

Credits. This page originally submitted on May 31, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 135 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 31, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.