First State Game Lands

First State Game Lands is a Pennsylvania historical marker in SE of Glen Hazel, Elk County, dedicated 1950.

Elk County · dedicated 1950 · Glen Hazel/Flower Valley Rd. (SR 1001) S of Bendigo Rd., SE of Glen Hazel

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A tract of 6288 acres lying north and east of here was the first purchase of State Game Lands by the Pennsylvania Game Commission. The purchase was made in 1920 with funds obtained from hunting license fees.

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under a mile from where William Gabby lived in the 1760s

what this marker records spans 1777 to 1789, overlapping William Gabby's years here

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First State Game Lands

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