Lower Windsor Township near York in York County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

George E. Stine Arboretum

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 4, 2022

1. George E. Stine Arboretum Marker

Inscription. This plaque is in memory of George E. Stine who planted and cared for these five acres of woodland, and is in appreciation of Walter F. Stine's cooperation in conveying, for a reasonable consideration, this tract to me so that it could be made part of the surrounding thirty-five acres which I conveyed to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the purpose of a state park, in 1954 A.D.

Erected 1954 by Samuel S. Lewis, Secretary, Department of Forests & Waters.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1954.

Location. 39° 59.749′ N, 76° 32.935′ W. Marker is near York, Pennsylvania, in York County. It is in Lower Windsor Township. It is on Samuel Lewis State Park west of Mount Pisgah Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6000 Mt Pisgah Rd, York PA 17406, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country,

in the Susquehanna Valley,

and in Greater Harrisburg.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Parks are for People (within shouting distance of this marker); Crossing the River (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); America's First Iron Steamboat (approx. 1.8 miles away); W. Henry Crumling

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(approx. 1.8 miles away); Wrightsville (approx. 1.9 miles away); Road of Remembrance (approx. 2 miles away); World War Memorial (approx. 2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 2 miles away).

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 4, 2022

2. George E. Stine Arboretum Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 235 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 7, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.