COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
September 16,
2005
STATE POLICE ACADEMY
MARKER DEDICATED IN HERSHEY
HARRISBURG -- The
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) and the Pennsylvania State Police
Centennial Committee unveiled this week a historical marker for the Pennsylvania Police
Academy in Hershey. Among the attendees were the 118th Academy graduating class,
retired officers and dignitaries.
The marker is located at
Cocoa and Elm Avenues near the framework of the original training academy, which was
established in 1924. Cadets were trained there for 36 years and then moved to a new
facility north of Hershey.
“The Academy has
a proud tradition of producing highly skilled and dedicated officers, and this state marker
will remind people of that,” said Col. Miller. The Pennsylvania State Police was the
first uniformed state police force of its kind in the country and was created by an Act of the
General Assembly on May 2, 1905, and signed into law by Gov. Samuel Pennypacker.
This newest historical
marker joins more than 2,500 others that dot the Commonwealth and serve as familiar signs to
travelers where a brief description of Pennsylvania history is told at the site.
Governor Edward G. Rendell
has noted that the historical markers connect bits of history throughout that state that bring
tourists and travelers to Pennsylvania and contribute to the wealth of tourism opportunities
in the state.
For more information on the
PHMC historical marker program visit www.phmc.state.pa.us.
The Pennsylvania Historical
and Museum Commission the official history agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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