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

John Campbell Gilliland and Miriam Forsythe Gilliland

Photographed by Conrad Ward, February 8, 2025

1. John Campbell Gilliland and Miriam Forsythe Gilliland Marker

Inscription.
The land for this park was donated to The Mount Nittany Conservancy, Inc., in 1985 in memory of John Campbell Gilliland
and
Miriam Forsythe Gilliland by their loving children and grandchildren. Mr. Gilliland purchased the general store located at this intersection and became the postmaster for the village of Oak Hall in 1929. Following their marriage in 1933, Mr. and Mrs. Gilliland then owned and operated the general store and post office until it was closed in 1971.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Communications • Industry & Commerce • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1929.

Location. 40° 47.593′ N, 77° 47.965′ W. Marker is in Boalsburg, Pennsylvania, in Centre County. It is in College Township. It is on Boalsburg Road north of Linden Hall Road, on the right. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1331 Boalsburg Rd, Boalsburg PA 16827, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Pennsylvania Wilds.

It is also in the American Northeast,

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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: Twin 40mm Self-propelled Gun, M42A1 Duster (approx. 0.8 miles away); M60A3 Tank (approx. 0.8 miles away); M59 Armored Personnel Carrier (approx. 0.8 miles away); Ordnance QF, 4.5-inch Howitzer Mark II (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Pennsylvania Military Museum / 28th Infantry Division Shrine (approx. 0.9 miles away); 103rd Engineers (approx. 0.9 miles away); Coshocton Train Wreck (approx. 0.9 miles away); The 28th Division Infantry (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boalsburg.

Photographed by Conrad Ward, February 8, 2025

2. John Campbell Gilliland and Miriam Forsythe Gilliland Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 67 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 24, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.