Centre

25 historical markers in Pennsylvania

28th Division Shrine

Boalsburg, PA

Dedicated to heroic dead of Pennsylvania's famed 28th in two world wars.

Andrew G. Curtin

Bellefonte, PA

Governor of Pennsylvania, 1861-67, was born on this site.

Anna Wagner Keichline (1889-1943)

Bellefonte, PA

First woman registered as an architect by the state (1920), this Bellefonte native, inventor, Cornell grad & women's suffrage advocate...

Bald Eagle's Nest

Milesburg, PA

A Delaware Indian village named for a noted Munsee chief Woapalanne or "Bald Eagle.

Bellefonte Air Mail Field

Bellefonte, PA

The initial stop on the first scheduled west-bound air mail flight was made here by Pilot Leon D. Smith on December 18, 1918.

Centre County

Bellefonte, PA

Formed on Feb. 13, 1800 from Huntingdon, Mifflin, Lycoming and Northumberland counties.

Centre Furnace

State College, PA

Here Cols. John Patton and Samuel Miles operated the first charcoal iron furnace in the region, 1792-1809.

Centre Furnace - PLAQUE

State College, PA

This stack is part of the plant of the Centre Iron Company which was erected in 1792 by Col. John Patton and Colonel Samuel Miles,...

Eagle Ironworks

At nearby Curtin, making iron was begun about 1810 by Roland Curtin.

Great Shamokin Path

The Indian highway from Shamokin, now Sunbury, to Kittanning, left the Bald Eagle Valley to follow Marsh Creek and Little Marsh Creek.

Indian Paths

S of Philipsburg, PA

The Warriors Mark Path intersected the Bald Eagle Path at about this point, then proceeded north to join the Great Shamokin Path, east of...

John I. Thompson Grain Elevator and Coal Sheds

Lemont, PA

Erected in 1885 for his son John by Lemont founder Moses Thompson, this complex was a hub of trade for Centre County.

John Montgomery Ward (1860-1925)

Bellefonte, PA

Baseball pioneer, born in Bellefonte, grew up here.

Pennsylvania Match Factory

Bellefonte, PA

One of the nation's leading producers of wooden matches during the first half of the 20th century; founded 1899 by Bellefonte entrepreneurs.

Philip Benner

The ironmaster's home was at Rock.

Philip Benner

The ironmaster's home was at Rock.

Plumbe Forge

About six-tenths mile north are the remains of the forge built by Dr. John Plumbe in 1828.

Potter's Fort

SE of Centre Hall, PA

Built 1777 by Gen. James Potter.

Scotia

W of State College in P, PA

Two miles SW of here, an iron center, called Scotia, was established by Andrew Carnegie in 1881.

The Aaronsburg Story

Aaronsburg, PA

Aaron Levy, a Jewish immigrant who founded this village in 1786, donated ground for the Lutheran and Reformed congregations here and...

The Mills Brothers

Bellefonte, PA

Grandfather, William H. Mills, a local Jubilee Singer, had a barber shop here, 1871-1931.

The Pennsylvania State University

State College, PA

Chartered as an agricultural college in 1855.

Union Cemetery

Bellefonte, PA

First burial here as early as 1808.

Union Church

Philipsburg, PA

Built of logs in 1820 by Philipsburg pioneers to serve as school and place of worship for all faiths.

William F. Packer

Howard, PA

The newspaper editor and publisher, and Governor of the Commonwealth, 1858-61, was born April 2, 1807, in a house which stood nearby.

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