Historical Markers in College Township, Pennsylvania
Bellefonte is the county seat for Centre County
College Township is in Centre County
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On Porter Road north of College Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 26), on the left when traveling north.
This trail passes through what was once the streambed of Thompson Run, a tributary of Spring Creek. The stream powered waterwheels that operated air bellows at the furnace and ran a gristmill and a sawmill.
Thompson Run was relocated off . . . — — Map (db m226625) HM
Inspiration for the present plantings comes from a time when gardeners began shifting from formal, geometric designs to more natural landscapes.
Andrew Jackson Downing (1815-52)
was an important influence in the American landscape . . . — — Map (db m226718) HM
Members of Boy Scout Troop 367, as part of a 2009 Eagle Scout project, installed this tree and shrub border.
The involvement of local businesses, organizations and individuals has been central to the success of the Centre Furnace Mansion . . . — — Map (db m226701) HM
On Curtin Road, 0.2 miles south of Porter Road, on the right when traveling north.
On June 4, 1990, the Big Ten Conference admitted Penn State as its eleventh member. Established in 1895 as one of the nation's first intercollegiate athletic organizations, the conference instituted a blueprint for the control and administration of . . . — — Map (db m65589) HM
On Porter Road (Pennsylvania Route 26) 0.5 miles east of University Drive, on the right when traveling east.
Here Colonels John Patton and Samuel Miles operated the first charcoal iron furnace in the region, 1792-1809. Present stack used 1825-1858. In this era Centre County led in the making of Juniata iron. — — Map (db m52431) HM
Iron manufacturing on this site launched Centre County industry, settlement, and the establishment of a major university-Pennsylvania State University.
In 1791, ironmasters Samuel Miles and John Patton bought over 16,000 acres to found . . . — — Map (db m226706) HM
On Curtin Road, 0.2 miles south of Porter Road, on the right when traveling south.
Demonstrating that sport can be a powerful force for social change, Penn State led the way in breaking the color barrier in intercollegiate football in the south. By the players' own decision, the team refused an offer to play a segregated deep . . . — — Map (db m65590) HM
On Mt. Nittany Road at Mulberry Lane, on the right when traveling east on Mt. Nittany Road.
Erected in 1885 for his son John by Lemont founder Moses Thompson, this complex was a hub of trade for Centre County. Grain was exported and coal imported on the Belle- fonte, Nittany, & Lemont Railroad, later part of the Pennsylvania Railroad, . . . — — Map (db m65598) HM
Partner in Centre Furnace with James Irvin and instrumental in the selection of the site for the establishment of Penn State on furnace company land. Thompson resided here at the mansion for 49 years and hosted many trustee meetings and college . . . — — Map (db m52433) HM
On Curtin Road south of Porter Road, on the right when traveling south.
With its team in a rare slump, 20,000 students wore white as a show of strength when their Nittany Lions played Purdue on October 9, 2004. The unified student section began a transformation of the game day atmosphere into a force that affected . . . — — Map (db m135653) HM
On Curtin Road south of University Drive, on the right when traveling south.
From a thunderous chant at a sporting event to a personal greeting on a street in foreign land, We are… Penn State is recognized as a reflection of the pride, spirit and loyalty of past, present and future Penn Staters.
The We Are . . . — — Map (db m135650) HM
