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

Water Tunnel

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 21, 2019

1. Water Tunnel Marker

Inscription. Was the world's largest when built in cooperation with the Navy in 1949. Designed to test properties of torpedoes, submarine hulls, propellers, & other underwater shapes by driving water through a central test section, it also had peacetime applications in hydrodynamics & acoustics. Named for Lt. Garfield Thomas, first Penn State alumnus killed in Naval service in World War II.

Erected by Penn State Alumni Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Military • War, World II • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania State University series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1949.

Location. 40° 47.6′ N, 77° 52.104′ W. Marker is in State College, Pennsylvania, in Centre County. It can be reached from North Atherton Street (Business U.S. 322) south of White Course Drive, on the right when traveling south. 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

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Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

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: The Alpha Chi Chapter of Sigma Chi (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Atmospheric Research (about 800 feet away); "Lincoln Hall" (approx. 0.2 miles away); McKee Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Driver Education (approx. 0.2 miles away); Martin Luther King Jr. (approx. 0.2 miles away); R Values (approx. ¼ mile away); PENNSTAC (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in State College.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 21, 2019

2. Water Tunnel Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2019. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 292 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 22, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.