Carrick in Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

John M. Phillips

(1861-1953)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, March 30, 2011

1. John M. Phillips Marker

Inscription. Creator of the state game land system. Known as the Pennsylvania System, it was a model throughout the nation. Phillips helped establish the Pennsylvania Game Commission. A conservationist, industrialist, and engineer, he was among the first to introduce Boy Scouting in Pennsylvania. His home was here.

Erected 2009 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list.

Location. 40° 23.31′ N, 79° 59.105′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Carrick. It is on Brownsville Road 0.1 miles south of Overbrook Boulevard, on the right when traveling south. Located next to St. Pius X Byzantine Catholic Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2316 Brownsville Rd, Pittsburgh PA 15210, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in the Ohio River Valley,

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 Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Carrick High School Veterans Wall (approx. 0.3 miles away); World War I Honor Roll (approx. 0.3 miles away); Overbrook World War Monument

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(approx. 0.6 miles away); Honor Roll and Christ (approx. 0.7 miles away); Charles J. Holleman House (approx. 0.8 miles away); Baldwin Borough Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Carrick Area Veterans Memorial (approx. one mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.

Also see . . .
1. John M. Phillips Marker Dedication. Carrick-Overbrook Historical Society (Submitted on April 1, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)

2. John Macfarlane Phillips, Sr. at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on February 20, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, March 30, 2011

2. John M. Phillips Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 30, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,852 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 30, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.