Joseph T. Rothrock

Joseph T. Rothrock is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Chester County, dedicated 1952.

NW corner, N Church St. & W Lafayette St., West Chester

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Conservationist, father of the State Forest idea in Pennsylvania, lived in this house from 1876 until his death in 1922. He pioneered in the development of forest fire control, reforestation, and scientific forestry.

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Historical maps covering this location

1865 · Johnson's New Jersey (1865) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1872 · Delaware, Montgomery, Bucks counties. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1876 · Railway Map of the State of Pennsylvania (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1878 · Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1901 · West Chester, Pennsylvania (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1901, covering the location of Joseph T. Rothrock, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1901, covering this location. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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