Simsbury Center in Hartford County, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
Gifford Pinchot Birthplace
Photographed By Michael Herrick, August 28, 2015
1. Gifford Pinchot Birthplace Marker
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Gifford Pinchot Birthplace. .
Gifford Pinchot Birthplace. Gifford Pinchot (1865 – 1946)was for more than 50 years a staunch advocate of forestry and conservation in the United States. He was born on this site on August 11, 1865 to James Wallace Pinchot and Mary Jane Eno; his maternal grandparents were natives of Simsbury. Gifford Pinchot was a founder and first president of the Society of American Foresters, served President Theodore Roosevelt as the first Chief of the USDA Forest Service, with his family helped establish the Yale School of Forestry, became Pennsylvania’s Commissioner of Forestry, was a principal in creating the National Association of State Foresters, and was a two-term Governor of Pennsylvania.
Dedication August 11, 2000. In the centennial year of the founding of the Society of American Foresters, and on the one-hundred and thirty-fifth anniversary of his birth, this monument is dedicated to the memory and legacy of this pioneering forester.
Society of American Foresters 1900. This monument was made possible by the Society of American Foresters and its New England Society, Divisions and Chapters, National Association of State Foresters Foundation, Pinchot Institute for Conservation, Connecticut Urban Forest Council, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, USDA Forest Service-Grey Towers Historical Site, Connecticut Forest and Park Association, and the Pinchot and Eno Families.
Gifford Pinchot Birthplace
Gifford Pinchot (1865 – 1946)was for more than 50 years a staunch advocate of forestry and conservation in the United States. He was born on this site on August 11, 1865 to James Wallace Pinchot and Mary Jane Eno; his maternal grandparents were natives of Simsbury. Gifford Pinchot was a founder and first president of the Society of American Foresters, served President Theodore Roosevelt as the first Chief of the USDA Forest Service, with his family helped establish the Yale School of Forestry, became Pennsylvania’s Commissioner of Forestry, was a principal in creating the National Association of State Foresters, and was a two-term Governor of Pennsylvania.
Dedication
August 11, 2000
In the centennial year of the founding of the Society of American Foresters, and on the one-hundred and thirty-fifth anniversary of his birth, this monument is dedicated to the memory and legacy of this pioneering forester.
Society of American Foresters 1900
This monument was made possible by the Society of American Foresters and its New England Society, Divisions and Chapters, National Association of State Foresters Foundation, Pinchot Institute for Conservation, Connecticut Urban Forest Council, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, USDA Forest Service-Grey
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Towers Historical Site, Connecticut Forest and Park Association, and the Pinchot and Eno Families.
Location. 41° 52.379′ N, 72° 48.161′ W. Marker is in Simsbury, Connecticut, in Hartford County. It is in Simsbury Center. Marker is at the intersection of Hopmeadow Street (Route 10) and Jim Gallagher Way, on the right when traveling south on Hopmeadow Street. Located in front of Simsbury 1820 House. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 731 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury CT 06070, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Also see . . . Gifford Pinchot on Wikipedia. (Submitted on September 3, 2015, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
Photographed By Michael Herrick, August 28, 2015
3. Gifford Pinchot Birthplace Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2015, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 380 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on September 3, 2015, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
