Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission

Historical Marker Scavenger Hunt

Search for Pennsylvania Historical Markers

throughout the Farm Show and learn more about Pennsylvania’s rich agricultural heritage.

Tom Corbett, Governor . Andrew E. Masich, Chairman . James M. Vaughan, Executive Directorwww.phmc.state.pa.us

Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission

Bringing History to the Table

THE LAND OF PENN & PLENTY

York Interstate Fair fruit exhibit

Flora Black

Burpee Seed Company buildings and farms

Grangers Picnic

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State historical markers highlight people, places, events and innovations associated with Pennsylvania history. Each year new markers are added to Pennsylvania's collection of more than 2,000 throughout the state. We developed this project to feature PHMC markers that relate to the commonwealth's rich agricultural history and provide opportunities for Pennsylvanians

to appreciate and celebrate their heritage.

We hope you and your family will learn about Pennsylvania history through our historical markers. For more information on the marker program, you can visit our website at www.PAHistoricalMarkers.com.

The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC)

Historical Marker Program

Because the Keystone State possesses a long and proud history of foodways, PHMC, the commonwealth’s official history agency, adopted “The Land of Penn and Plenty: Bringing History to the Table” as its annual theme for 2012. The Historical Marker Scavenger Hunt was developed to highlight the 2012 theme at the annual Pennsylvania Farm Show. Due to the program’s popularity, PHMC decided to continue offering

the Scavenger Hunt at every Farm Show.

Since its founding by William Penn, Pennsylvania has been a leader in agriculture and food processing. Its culinary landscape has been (and continues to be) enriched by ethnic groups whose traditions and tastes flavor our culinary experiences. PHMC invites you to sample and share our rich Pennsylvania produce and locally made foodstuffs and savor a taste of home.

Bringing History to the Table

THE LAND OF PENN & PLENTY

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Have Fun!

Follow Marker Trail Map to find markers.

Find the related marker question in the booklet.

Read the marker to answer question and write your answer in the booklet.

Continue to another marker to answer the next question.

Submit your answers for a prize.

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L If you complete the answers at the Farm Show, return the booklet to the PHMC Marker Booth or at the North end of Today's Agriculture Display in Expo Hall. Don't forget to register for a drawing to win a Fun Family Prize Pack.

If you don't answer all the questions at the Farm Show, you can e-mail your answers to RA-ARCH@pa.gov by January 24 to register for the drawing to win a Fun Family Prize Pack. Provide your name, address, e-mail address and phone number to enter the prize drawing. To find historical marker information at home, go to www.PaHistoricalMarkers.com.

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The Scavenger Hunt references historical markers relating to agriculture found throughout the commonwealth. This fun challenge is an educational tool to introduce children and their families to the diversity of Pennsylvania’s agricultural and rural heritage.

Replicas of actual PHMC historical markers are located throughout the Farm Show Com-plex. Please use this booklet and

marker map to locate each marker. Read the text on each marker to answer the questions in this book-let. If you complete the Scavenger Hunt and answer all the questions correctly, you receive a prize and a chance to enter our grand prize drawing.

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If your entry is chosen, your family will win a selection of PHMC publications and a Pennsylvania Heritage FoundationTM membership, which includes a one-year subscription to Pennsylvania Heritage® magazine, free general admission for two adults and all children to the PHMC’s historic sites and museums on the Pennsylvania Trails of History®, a 10% discount at www.shoppaheritage.com, and Time Travelers privileges at participating historic sites and museums nationwide.

Tickle your brain with a WORD SEARCH that uses all of the an-swers from the Scavenger Hunt. See Page 18.

u Just for participating, you will receive a History Detective temporary tattoo available at the PHMC Marker Booth. Complete the booklet and receive a Farm Show marker refrigerator magnet and a Marker Program car magnet.

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Search for replicas of the actual markers throughout the Farm Show Complex to answer the questions in the booklet.

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MARKERS TO FIND

1. Arnold Nawrocki 2. The Beginning of Agricultural Cooperative Extension Service 3. Civilian Public Service 4. Corry State Fish Hatchery 5. Daniel H. Hastings 6. Eagle Grange #1 7. Flora Black 8. Frederick Watts 9. Henry J. Heinz10. Hershey's First Candy Store11. Honey Hollow Watershed

12. John Beale Bordley13. John I. Thompson Grain Elevtor and Coal Sheds14. Johnny Appleseed15. Lorenzo L. Langstroth16. Neshannock Potato17. Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women18. Ralston Thresher19. Somerset County20. W. Atlee Burpee21. William Chester Ruth22. Williams Grove23. York Imperial Apple

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ARNOLd N. NAWROCkI

An engineer, Mr. Nawrocki began his career with Swift and Co. in Chicago. He soon took a job with the Clearfield Com-pany because it showed interest in his revolutionary food processing idea. For what dairy product did nawrocki invent the process of individually wrapping?

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THE BEGINNING OF AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE

now known as Penn State extension, this program provides valuable

assistance to individuals, families, businesses, and the community. It

initially sought to educate farmers to increase their

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CORRY STATE FISH HATCHERY

For many years this facility was considered among the most productive

in the nation. The hatchery was important for restoring many fish species

to their native waters. This hatchery helped stimulate Pennsylvania's

prominence in what area?

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CIVILIAN PUBLIC SERVICE

During WWII, the Civilian Public Service was created as a way for men who were conscientious objectors to serve in non-military occupations. One of the options

some men had was to work on what kind of Pennsylvania farm?

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EAGLE GRANGE #1

In 1871, Lycoming farmer Luke Eger started the first Pa. chapter of the

national Grange, formed to promote the interests of farmers. By 1875, Pa. had

440 Granges with over 18,000 members. The Grange was the first organization

to give full membership to what group of people, whose equality they promoted?

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dANIEL H. HASTINGS

this governor of Pennsylvania grew up on a family farm in Clinton County and remained a strong supporter of Pa. farmers even after becoming a

teacher and lawyer. During his term as governor, he created what state agency

in 1895? The Department of

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FLORA BLACk

Mrs. Black was a civic leader who formed a group in 1914, originally called “Die

Hausfrauen” because most members were Pa. German women. The group provided community networks to help women on

farms in Somerset County and across the state. One of their aims was to help farm

women manage homes with better

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Sponsored by Society of Farm Women of Pennsylvania

FREdERICk WATTS

Mr. Watts was a lawyer who loved agriculture. He helped found the

Farmer’s High School in Centre County, which later grew into Penn State

University. Based on his pioneering ideas of farm efficiency, Watts used his 116-

acre tract near Carlisle to create a

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HersHey’s First Candy store

Milton S. Hershey founded the Hershey Chocolate Company in 1903 in the rich farmland of eastern Dauphin County. He had earlier success manufacturing candy

in lancaster after previous attempts elsewhere failed. What candy did Mr. Hershey make and sell in lancaster?

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HENRY j. HEINz Mr. Heinz’s Pittsburgh company became

one of the biggest food processors in the U.S. In 1860, Heny Heinz was only 16 when he started his own business selling a product to neighbors made in his family’s kitchen. What was it?

Careful—it isn’t what you think!

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HONEY HOLLOW WATERSHEd

Originally deeded by William Penn in 1682, this national Historic landmark was settled in 1705 and still retains protective terraces,

contour-plowed fields, diversion ditches, wildlife hedges, ponds and treelands. What

type of area was formed in 1939 by six farms on Honey Hollow Creek?

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jOHN BEALE BORdLEY

A Philadelphia judge, Mr. Bordley tested crop rotation, soil enrichment techniques and labor-saving devices on his Chester County farm in 1792. A leading member of the Philadelphia Society for Promoting agriculture, his model farm was one of the first in the U.S. What was its name?

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jOHN I. THOMPSON GRAIN ELEVATOR ANd COAL SHEdS

Moses thompson, a wealthy iron master and businessman, built these structures

for his son John in 1885. The facility handled both industrial and agricultural

products. The grain and coal transported on the Bellefonte, Nittany and Lemont

railroad contributed to the regional

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jOHNNY APPLESEEd

Beginning in 1792, John established apple nurseries where he grew trees from seed for local settlers in various

locations. Apples were important to early farmers for a food source and making

cider. John wandered from Pennsylvania to Ohio and Indiana, growing trees as he went. What was John's real last name?

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LORENzO L. LANGSTROTH

When honey was the primary sweetener in American diets, Rev. Langstroth developed

a revolutionary hive by discovering the “bee space,” which allowed beekeeping to be done on a large scale at a lower cost. His innovations and his manual helped

advance what plant fertilization process?

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NESHANNOCk POTATO

John Gilkey was an Irish immigrant who came to Pa. in 1797 and settled in Lawrence County. He developed a new

type of potato (named for a nearby creek) that became the most popular potato

grown in the U.S. Besides Gilkey, what was another name for the potato?

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Sponsored by PA Cooperative Potato Growers , Inc.

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PA SCHOOL OFHORTICULTURE FOR WOMEN

The first school of its kind in Pa., it gained an excellent reputation with students from around the world. The school supplied produce, eggs and chickens to the region. During WWI and WWII the school helped women contribute to the war effort by teaching them to grow victory

gardens and to

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RALSTON THRESHER

after grain was harvested, a labor-intensive process separated kernels from the stalks (threshing), and cleaned them before flour

or other products were made. In 1842, andrew ralston designed a horse-driven machine that threshed and cleaned grain

at the same time. It was manufactured at a factory owned by whom? robert

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SOMERSET COUNTY

Production of maple syrup has been an important industry in Somerset County since the mid-1700s. Before cane sugar was eas-ily available, families used maple sugar for baking and curing meats. Somerset County maple products were sold across the state.

Settlers here followed what road? It became the Pa. Turnpike!

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W. ATLEE BURPEE

In 1876, at 18, Mr. Burpee began a business selling poultry through the mail. By 1910, he had the world’s largest mail-order seed company, and transformed his Doylestown

farm into a center that developed new flower and vegetable seeds. Mr. Burpee developed

what popular type of lettuce?

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WILLIAM CHESTER RUTH

an african american blacksmith in Lancaster Co., Mr. Ruth invented and improved farm equipment, and later

devices for the military, in his machine shop. He is credited with 52 patents. What 1928 invention was considered to be his

most notable achievement?

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WILLIAMS GROVE

The Pa. State Grange was organized in 1874 to promote the interests of farmers and their families. An annual picnic was

held to discuss issues and share new tech-nologies. By the 1890s, the picnic attracted

over 200,000 people. Who brought the picnic to Cumberland County? R. H.

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YORk IMPERIAL APPLE

In the 1820s, Jonathan Jessup developed a new apple at his York County nursery. The York Imperial became popular partly

because it stored well before refrigeration. this old-fashioned apple is still being grown

in Pa. and across the U.S. What was the name of Mr. Jessup’s nursery?

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YORk INTERSTATE FAIR

The first York Fair was held in 1765. By the 1880s, it had grown so large that the York County agricultural Society purchased a 73-acre farm to create a bigger space for the fair, where it is still held today. While most counties in Pa. had their own fairs,

the York Fair is known as America’s

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After you find the answers from the scavenger hunt, see if you can find them again in the puzzle above.

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Parents and teachers can take advantage of educational materials to provide hands-on experience with history at PHMC historic sites and museums.

A mobile website is now available making it easy to find PHMC historic sites and museums along the Pennsylvania Trails of History as well as historical markers with your smart phone and other mobile devices.

more educational resources

PHMC Trails of History®

In Pennsylvania, all roads lead to history. PHMC's Pennsylvania Trails of History® has blazed a Rural Farm and Village History Trail that will lead you to experience the people, places, events and innovations that are unique to Pennsylvania's past. This trail includes Old Economy Village (www.oldeconomyvillage.org), Somerset Historical Center (www.somersethistoricalcenter.org), Landis Valley Village and Farm Museum (www.landisvalleymuseum.org) and Ephrata Cloister (www.ephratacloister.org).

PHMC also offers history trails for Historic Homes, Industrial Heritage and Military History. If you want to follow one of these or blaze your own trail, please visit www.PATrailsofHistory.com to learn more about PHMC historic sites and museums.

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ExplorePAhistory.com is your gateway to PHMC’s historical markers. Developed by witf, public media for central Pennsylvania, ExplorePAHistory.com offers travel information and teaching resources for the Historical Marker Program. In addition to the website, you can download a mobile APP to learn and locate markers while you are traveling. The website includes more than thirty interesting Pennsylvania history stories. Teaching Pennsylvania History information is available at http://explorepahistory.com/teach.php.

ExplorePAhistory.com includes more than 100 lesson plans for elementary, middle and high school instruction, all written by Pennsylvania teachers. Built around at least one primary source and using age-appropriate instruction,

each lesson plan conforms to Pennsylvania Department of Education Standards. Students can link the content in lessons with resources within the website providing a more comprehensive and enjoyable interactive experience.

Teachers can search lesson plans grouped by keywords, grade levels, disciplines, historical periods or the Pennsylvania Academic Standards addressed in the lesson plans. Brief descriptions of each lesson plan help teachers better prepare for appropriateness to their individual classes.

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H. J. Heinz Company

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York Imperial Apple monument

John Beale Bordley

Frederick Watts’ experimental farm

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Would you like to nominate a topic of Pennsylvania’s heritage for a Historical

Marker? Visit our website for more information and an application atwww.PAHistoricalMarkers.com.

Check out the website for information about our annual themes.

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Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Farm Show