State College in Centre County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Ag Hill

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 31, 2019

1. Ag Hill Marker

Inscription. Ag Hill became the center of agricultural research and instruction at Penn State in the 1800s with the founding of the Experiment Station, followed over the next 25 years by three nearby buildings and the Armsby Calorimeter. With its internationally recognized studies in animal nutrition.

Erected by Penn State Alumni Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Animals • Education • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania State University series list.

Location. 40° 48.016′ N, 77° 51.851′ W. Marker is in State College, Pennsylvania, in Centre County. It can be reached from Curtin Road south of Shortlidge Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: State College PA 16801, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Pennsylvania Wilds.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

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the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Calorimeter (within shouting distance of this marker); Ag Experiment Station (within shouting distance of this marker); Pure Food Laws (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Artificial Insemination (about 400 feet away); Mushroom Science (about 400 feet away); Jordan Soil Plots (about 600 feet away); First Ag Degrees (about 600 feet away); Correspondence Courses (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in State College.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 31, 2019

2. Ag Hill Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2019. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 425 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 1, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.