Ralph Elwood Brock (1883-1959)

Ralph Elwood Brock (1883-1959) is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Mont Alto, Franklin County, dedicated 2003.

Franklin County · dedicated 2003 · Park St. (Rt. 233) at Campus Dr., just east of entrance to PSU, Mont Alto

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The first African American graduate of the Pennsylvania State Forest Academy here at Mont Alto and a member of the original class of 1906. A student & associate of Dr. J.T. Rothrock, Brock was Mont Alto State Forest Nursery superintendent until 1911 and then a successful consulting forester for public and private gardens and landscapes in New York City and Philadelphia.

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