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

Gifford Pinchot

(1865-1946)

Courtesy of Thomas P. Martin, August 11, 2016

1. Gifford Pinchot Marker

Inscription. Noted forester, conservationist and progressive leader. Chief, 1898-1910, U.S. Forest Service (as renamed in 1905 ). Governor of Pennsylvania, two terms, 1923-1927 & 1931-1935. His first term brought major governmental reorganization. His second term was famed for the paving of rural roads throughout the state-- including this road -- to provide unemployment relief & "get the farmer out of the mud." Grey Towers was his family home

Erected 1948 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.

Location. 41° 19.685′ N, 74° 48.799′ W. Marker is near Milford, Pennsylvania, in Pike County. It is in Milford Township. It is on U.S. 6. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 108 Rte 6, 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

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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: Milford (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Bait Box (approx. ¼ mile away); The Letter Box (approx. ¼ mile away); Historic Swimming Pool and Terrace (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Finger Bowl (approx. 0.3 miles away); "Grey Towers" (approx. 0.3 miles away); Eastern Arborvitae (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Jervis Gordon Grist Mill (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Milford.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Sugar Maple (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 28, 2015

2. Gifford Pinchot Marker

Sign to Grey Towers - Pinchot's family home image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 28, 2015

3. Sign to Grey Towers - Pinchot's family home

Grey Towers, Pinchot's Home image. Click for full size.

Courtesy of Thomas P. Martin, August 11, 2016

4. Grey Towers, Pinchot's Home

It is a National Historic Site administered by the U.S. Forest Service.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 10, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 514 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 25, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2, 3. submitted on October 10, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 4. submitted on March 25, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.