Corry in Erie County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Creation of the Pennsylvania Game Commission

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 20, 2013

1. Creation of the Pennsylvania Game Commission Marker

Inscription. Concerned about declining wildlife populations caused by logging, development, and excessive hunting and trapping, Corry businessman H.A. Penrose assembled several influential men in Corry on Aug. 22, 1890, to form the Pennsylvania State Sportsmen’s Association (PSSA). This organization promoted wildlife conservation and enforcement of game laws. Efforts of the PSSA led to the creation of the Board of Game Commissioners by Act 187 of 1895.

Erected 2008 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Environment. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is August 1876.

Location. 41° 55.51′ N, 79° 38.48′ W. Marker is in Corry, Pennsylvania, in Erie County. It is at the intersection of North Center Street (Pennsylvania Route 426) and East Smith Street, on the right when traveling north on North Center Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Corry PA 16407, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northwestern Pennsylvania

and in Greater Erie. It is also in the American Northeast,

on the Great Lakes,

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 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Corry Civil War Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Inez Mecusker (approx. 0.2 miles away); Joshua M. Merrill

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Oil Creek Railroad (approx. 0.3 miles away); Climax Locomotives (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lt. Archie W. Thompson (approx. 0.8 miles away); Corry State Fish Hatchery (approx. 1.6 miles away); Columbus (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Corry.

Also see . . . Pennsylvania Game Commission. (Submitted on April 20, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 20, 2013

2. Creation of the Pennsylvania Game Commission Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 20, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,362 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 20, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.