State College in Centre County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Walnut Building

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 31, 2019

1. Walnut Building Marker

Inscription. A war-surplus structure relocated from Lebanon, PA., in 1947 to serve as a temporary student union building. It later became Penn State's first center for minority-student social and cultural life. As the Black Cultural Center and later the Paul Robeson Cultural Center, it hosted diverse speakers, performances, receptions and other activities from 1971 until the Robeson Center moved its current location in 1999.

Erected by Penn State Alumni Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania State University series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1947.

Location. 40° 48.017′ N, 77° 51.669′ W. Marker is in State College, Pennsylvania, in Centre County. It is on Shortlidge Mall east of Science Drive, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: State College PA 16801, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Pennsylvania Wilds.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

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and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Faculty Cottages (within shouting distance of this marker); Mushroom Science (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Jordan Soil Plots (about 600 feet away); Ag Experiment Station (about 700 feet away); Ag Hill (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pure Food Laws (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Ag Degrees (approx. 0.2 miles away); Calorimeter (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in State College.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 31, 2019

2. Walnut Building Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2019. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 326 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 1, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.