The Beginning of Agricultural Cooperative Extension Service
One of the nation's earliest cooperative
extension offices was established in 1910
in Schellsburg, Bedford County, with A.B.
Ross as county agent. The innovative
program sought to educate farmers about
agricultural science to increase their
productivity. County extension offices are
now found throughout the U.S. Farmers and
other citizens continue to benefit from
agents' expertise on agriculture, 4-H
programs and family and consumer science.
Marker is on Pitt Street (U.S. 30).
Courtesy hmdb.org
