Dingman Township near Milford in Pike County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Gifford Pinchot

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, October 25, 2009

1. Gifford Pinchot Marker

Inscription. The noted forester, conservationist and Governor of Pennsylvania two terms in 1923-27, 1931-35, had his ancestral home at Gray Towers, Milford. He is buried in this cemetery. Born in Connecticut, 1865. Died on October 4, 1946.

Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Horticulture & Forestry • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1892.

Location. 41° 18.867′ N, 74° 48.047′ W. Marker is near Milford, Pennsylvania, in Pike County. It is in Dingman Township. It is on U.S. 209, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 102 Old Bridge Rd, Milford PA 18337, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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 walking distance of this marker: Benjamin Alden Bidlack (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Metz Ice Plant c. 1869 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pennsylvania (approx. ¼ mile away); Anthony Brooks Building (approx. half a mile away); John H. Wallace House (approx. half a mile away); Milford Water Company

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(approx. half a mile away); John A. Friedline House (approx. half a mile away); Wallace Building / Masonic Hall (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Milford.

Also see . . .
1. Gifford Pinchot. (Submitted on October 27, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
2. Gifford Pinchot - Behind the Marker. ExplorePAHistory.com (Submitted on July 20, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

3. Gifford Pinchot at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on July 20, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, October 25, 2009

2. Gifford Pinchot Marker

Marker on Route 209 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, October 25, 2009

3. Marker on Route 209

Milford Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, October 25, 2009

4. Milford Cemetery

Gifford Pinchot is buried in this cemetery, located behind the marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 27, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,681 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 27, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.