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Centre Furnace
Centre Furnace is an iron furnace located in College Township, Centre County, in the Nittany Valley. It was the first charcoal iron furnace built west of the Susquehanna River in 1790-91 by war generals Samuel Miles Samuel Selden Miles (March 11, 1739 – December 29, 1805) was an American military officer and politician, as well as a wealthy and influential businessman, active in Pennsylvania before, during, and after the American Revolutionary War. Mili ... and John Patton. The furnace was central to the development of the Nittany Valley. The furnace is across Porter Road from the Centre Furnace Mansion House. Gallery File:Centre Furnace Historical Marker.jpg, Centre Furnace Historical Marker File:Centre Furnace along East College Avenue.jpg, Centre Furnace along East College Avenue References Buildings and structures in Centre County, Pennsylvania Tourist attractions in Centre County, Pennsylvania {{CentreCountyPA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Millbrook, Pennsylvania
Millbrook (also Puddintown) is a neighborhood and an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in College Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, College Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Happy Valley (Pennsylvania), Happy Valley and the larger Nittany Valley. Etymology The name "Puddintown" derives from a local family that liked boiled and seasoned white pudding. Geography Millbrook is north of Squirrel Hill, west of Houserville, Pennsylvania, Houserville, and east of University Park, Pennsylvania, University Park. The portion of the neighborhood adjacent to Pennsylvania Route 26, locally known as East College Avenue, is zoned as a gateway commercial district. The district is home to the Centre Furnace, Centre County Historical Society, three hotels, Alpha Fire Company, and the College Township Municipal Building, among other businesses, offices, and houses. The northern section of Puddintown is home to the Moun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
College Township, Pennsylvania
College Township is a township in Centre County, Pennsylvania. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania metropolitan statistical area. The population was 10,762 at the 2020 census, which was a 13% increase from the 2010 census. College Township was formed on November 25, 1875, from Harris Township. The most notable feature of the township is Mount Nittany, the southwestern (and iconic) portion of which is located within the township's northeastern section near the village of Lemont. History Two major Native American archaeological sites are located in College Township. Known as the Tudek and Houserville sites, they were used during the Archaic period for the quarrying and reduction of stone tools made of jasper. Both sites are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Historic Districts * Lemont Historic District * Oak Hall Historic District Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all land. Mount Nittany is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
College Township
The "College Township" was the full survey township located in the northwest corner of Butler County, Ohio, now corresponding to the civil township of Oxford, designated by the Ohio General Assembly to be the site of the state university now called Miami University. When Congress, on May 5, 1792, authorized the sale to John Cleves Symmes of the land known as the Symmes Purchase, one of the terms was that he would allocate a full township of land to support a university, a promise he never fulfilled. The United States Congress subsequently allowed the State of Ohio to pick a township in the public domain for a college. - Text of Act of March 3, 1803 Library of Congress They chose a township in the first range in the Congress Lands, namely R1E T5. The village of College Corner takes its name from its position in the northwest corner of this section and the Indiana town of College Corner took its name from its Ohio counterpart. When Butler County was originally divided i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centre County
Centre County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 158,172. Its county seat is Bellefonte. Centre County is composed of the State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county is part of the Central region of the commonwealth. History The land of the future Centre County was first recorded by James Potter in 1764. Potter reached the top of Nittany Mountain and "seeing the prairies and noble forest beneath him, cried out to his attendant, 'By heavens, Thompson, I have discovered an empire!'" Centre County was created on February 13, 1800 by Act 2092 of the Pennsylvania Legislature from parts of Huntingdon, Lycoming, Mifflin, and Northumberland counties. The act said that its inhabitants “labour under great hardships, by reason of their great distance from the present seats of justice, and the public offices” of their current counties. Its population was 4,112. Centre was among ten new counti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nittany Valley
Nittany Valley is an erosion, eroded anticline, anticlinal valley located in Centre County, Pennsylvania, Centre County, Pennsylvania. It is separated from the Bald Eagle Valley by Bald Eagle Mountain and from Penns Valley by Mount Nittany. The valley is closed to the north by a high plateau that joins these two mountain ridges, but is open to the south at the southern terminus of Mount Nittany. The valley drains to Bald Eagle Creek (West Branch Susquehanna River), Bald Eagle Creek through water gaps in Bald Eagle Mountain formed by Spring Creek (Bald Eagle Creek), Spring Creek and Fishing Creek (Bald Eagle Creek), Fishing Creek, along with smaller streams running through Curtain Gap and Howard Gap. The northwest side of the valley between the Bald Eagle Mountain ridge and the lower Sand Ridge is also known as the Little Nittany Valley. The valley has a mixture of farmland, woodlots, and several working and abandoned quarries. Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, Bellefonte, the county seat o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susquehanna River
The Susquehanna River ( ; Unami language, Lenape: ) is a major river located in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, crossing three lower Northeastern United States, Northeast states (New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland). At long, it is the longest river on the East Coast of the United States. By Drainage basin, watershed area, it is the 16th-largest river in the United States,Susquehanna River Trail Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, accessed March 25, 2010.Susquehanna River , Green Works Radio, accessed March 25, 2010. and also the longest river in the early 21st-century continental United State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Miles
Samuel Selden Miles (March 11, 1739 – December 29, 1805) was an American military officer and politician, as well as a wealthy and influential businessman, active in Pennsylvania before, during, and after the American Revolutionary War. Military career Born in Whitemarsh in what now is Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Miles was one of seven children of James Miles (1705-1784) and Hannah Pugh (1715-1749). He enlisted in the military in Bethlehem, PA, at the age of 16 (serving from October 1755 through February 1756) in Isaac Wayne's company that was part of the Pennsylvania militia during the French and Indian War. The company had been formed with the intent for "Col. Dr.” Benjamin Franklin to command. However, Franklin decided against filling that role and was succeeded by Col. William Clapham who participated in the construction of several forts in Pennsylvania during the war. Miles became a lieutenant at age 19 and was put in charge of the small garrison in Shippensbu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Patton (colonel)
John Patton (Colonel) was born 1745 in Sligo, Ireland. He immigrated to Philadelphia about 1765. John Patton married Jane Davis on March 7, 1777 and they had 11 children: Rachael, Benjamin, William, John, Francis, Joseph, Edward, Anna, Jane, Samuel and Ellen. John Patton died 1804 in Centre County, Pennsylvania. Patton was a Major (rank), major in Samuel Miles' Pennsylvania State Rifle Regiment and distinguished himself in command of the unit's 2nd Battalion during the New York Campaign. George Washington authorized him to raise Patton's Additional Continental Regiment. John Parke and Peter Scull became the field officers while Patton was promoted to colonel. Seven companies were recruited from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. From May 1777, the regiment fought as part of the 4th Virginia Brigade in the Philadelphia Campaign. In July 1778 the unit was reassigned to the Hudson Highlands, Highlands Department. In January 1779, Patton's Regiment was merged with other units to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centre Furnace Mansion House
The Centre Furnace Mansion is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is the headquarters of the Centre County Historical Society, located in State College, PA, State College, Pennsylvania. The Mansion, the ironmaster's residence for Centre Furnace, has been restored and is furnished to reflect the period of residency of ironmaster Moses Thompson and his family, 1842–1891. A mansion in miniature, identical to the original and scaled one inch to one foot, is on permanent display. This mansion and nearby iron furnace stack represent the 18th century beginnings of the charcoal iron industry in the central Pennsylvania area, and the 19th century beginnings of the Pennsylvania State University. Centre Furnace site includes the Centre Furnace Mansion, furnace stack, and surrounding eight acres. This National Register site represents a small portion of the late 18th-century ironmaking village once located here. Its interpretation is based on historical documentation an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
