First Pennsylvania State Park System Grows Steadily
Lancaster Farming notes the 1893 founding at Valley Forge and current total of 70 state parks. In 1959 park visitation reached 22 million, ranking Penna. parks as the nation’s second most visited.
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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1960
Page
13
Lancaster Farming notes the 1893 founding at Valley Forge and current total of 70 state parks. In 1959 park visitation reached 22 million, ranking Penna. parks as the nation’s second most visited.
The Pennsylvania Association of Artificial Breeding Cooperatives elected Walmer M. Hill vice president from Lehigh County and reelected George L. Carlson as president and J. Lewis Williams as secretary treasurer. Directors George B. Butler and Earl L. Groff were also returned. The group approved an 11400 grant to Penn State Dairy Cattle Breeding Research Center and discussed centrals consolidation with no action taken.
A brief from page 9 notes the season kickoff event at 5 PM today in Utica. Pennsylvania residents are urged to attend the gathering as New York teams prepare for spring competition.
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