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

Town Pump

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 7, 2025

1. Town Pump Marker

Inscription.

Restored in 1991 for
Eagle Scout Project
by Mark Roland
BSA Troop 380 Boalsburg

Erected 1991.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Man-Made Features.

Location. 40° 46.55′ N, 77° 47.548′ W. Marker is in Boalsburg, Pennsylvania, in Centre County. It is on Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 45) east of Church Street, on the left when traveling east. Marker is adjacent to Duffy's (Boalsburg) Tavern. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 113 East Main Street, 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,

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: Birthplace of Memorial Day

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(a few steps from this marker); Armed Forces Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Boalsburg (approx. 0.2 miles away); "Honors to the Fallen" (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named The Birthplace of Memorial Day (approx. 0.2 miles away); 112th Infantry Regiment (approx. 0.3 miles away); 108th Field Artillery (approx. 0.3 miles away); 112th Machine Gun Company (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boalsburg.

Regarding Town Pump. Historic Boalsburg Red Loop Walking Tour Duffy's Tavern excerpt states:

"To the west side of the building you can still see the old town pump and water trough where the stage coach driver, farmers and other visitors to town would have watered their horses."

Contributor notes that while the town pump is not explicitly listed as contributing to the National Register Historic District, there are historical photos showing the town pump, and its restoration certainly contributes positively to the village's overall historic landscape.

Also see . . . Historic Boalsburg Red Loop Walking Tour. (Submitted on November 11, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Town Pump and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 7, 2025

2. Town Pump and Marker

Duffy's Tavern in background

Credits. This page was last revised on November 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 42 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 11, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.