West Cornwall Township in Mount Gretna in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
"Governor Dick"
Photographed by William Pope, August 14, 2025
1. Governor Dick Marker
Situated about a mile up this footpath is Governor Dick. There stands a monolithic observation tower of reinforced concrete and steel. Fifteen feet in diameter and sixty-six feet high. From it is visible a wondrous view of the picturesque Mt. Gretna hills and surrounding country-side. On a clear day parts of Lebanon, Dauphin, York, Lancaster and Berks Counties can be seen.
Governor Dick is named for one of the woodchoppers and charcoal burners who worked solely at this point. His name was Dick and his fellow-workers called him Governor. After his passing this hill was named Governor Dick.
This site and surrounding 1105 acres of woodland was acquired by Clarence Schock, president of the Sico Company, Mount Joy, Pennsylvania in 1934 and presented by Mr. Schock and his wife Evetta Jeffers Schock to the Mount Joy Schock District in 1953. This woodland must be kept intact and used as a playground and public park. The Sico Company built the tower in 1954 and will contribute funds needed to maintain the premises.
This marker stands on the roadbed of the narrow gauge railroad built in 1889 and disbanded in 1896 at the exact location where the railway to Governor Dick crossed Pinch Road.
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Location. 40° 14.644′ N, 76° 27.784′ W. Marker is in Mount Gretna, Pennsylvania, in Lebanon County. It is in West Cornwall Township. It is on Pinch Road 0.1 miles south of 4th Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3285 Pinch Rd, Mount Gretna PA 17064, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, and in Greater Harrisburg. 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: A different marker also named Governor Dick (approx. 0.2 miles away); 603 1st Street (approx. 0.3 miles away); 511 2nd Street (approx. 0.4 miles away); Site of the 1949 Campmeeting Fire (approx. half a mile away); Mt. Gretna Tabernacle (approx. half a mile away); Library (approx. half a mile away); Mount Gretna Campmeeting (approx. half a mile away); Original Post Office (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mount Gretna.
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Photographed by William Pope, August 14, 2025
2. "Governor Dick" Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2025, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 65 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 18, 2025, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
