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Gifford Pinchot was a noted forester, conservationist, and progressive leader. He served as chief of the U.S. Forest Service from 1898 to 1910, as renamed in 1905. He was Governor of Pennsylvania for two terms, from 1923 to 1927 and from 1931 to 1935. His first term brought major governmental reorganization. His second term was famed for paving rural roads throughout the state, including this road, to provide unemployment relief and "get the farmer out of the mud." Grey Towers was his family home.
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