Place Names of Centre Co. PA. Surnames

This is a Surname Index for "Where To Go and Place Names of Centre County" by Paul M. DUBBS (A collection of articles from the Centre Daily Times, compiled and published during 1959-1960) Published June 1961 by The Centre Daily Times, Offset Centre, and the Nittany Printing and Publshing Co., State College and Boalsburg, Centre Co. PA.

Pg. 12:
William C. HOLLENBAUGH,
Col. T.D. BOAL (son) Pierre BOAL

Pg. 13:
Howard AUKERMAN : Spring Hill's Poe Mt. Attendant)

Page 14:
Howard L. FOX : Hatchery Superintendent
J.H. BATEMAN : Supervisor Hairy John's Park (named for John VONEIDA)

Pg. 15:
Joyce KILMER ST. Forest Monument

Pg. 17:
Raymond B. WINTER State Park McCALL Dam Picnic Area
John M. STOVER of Spring Mills: Ranger of Bald Eagle Forest District

Pg. 19:
Capt. James POTTER 1764: Officer of the British Provincial Army : His attendant: Unkown THOMPSON

Pg. 20:
R.P. CAMPBELL: Owner of Penn's Cave (son) William P. CAMPBELL
Florence STITES_ESHLEMAN, dau. of

Eugene F. LEE : State College Borough Authority member
A. L. WARNOCK columnist The Centre Daily Times

Pg. 22:
Richard McNITT

Pg. 23:
Frank SAUERS (Park Foreman Raymond B. WINTER St. Park: Formerly Halfway Park, on Brush Valley Highway, Rt. #95, 29 miles east of Centre Hall: "stone's throw" over Centre-Union County line). Donald SMETHERS of Bloomsburg: Park Concession Operator

Pg. 26:
Clair CORNELIUS : Farmer at Saltillo, south of Huntingdon
Ralph PARK: Superintendent ROTHROCK Forest District: 5 miles south of Pine Grove Mills off Rt. #545

Pg. 28:
John WALKER: Judge
Mr. & Mrs. James HARRIS
Charles MAURICE: French Duke of Tallyrand-Perigord
Henry WHITMER
Zephariah UNDERWOOD & son, William
Col. Samuel MILES of Philadelphia
Philip GUNKLE laid out Millheim (translates as "Home of the Mills") in 1797. Mill owner

Pg. 29:
Henry & James PHILIPS of England laid out town of Philipsburg in 1797
Squire Clement BECKWITH father of Matilda BECKWITH for whom Port Matilda was named
BENNER TWP:

Pg. 31:
Elmer B. KECKLER of Bellefonte KECKLER's Garage & Service Station
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph RINE built first home in Bel-Air Hills
Mr. & Mrs. F.W. McCARTNEY of Bellefonte owned Sunrise Park Trailer Park
Dan GROVE Motors
PIFER's Drive-In Music Center
KOFMAN's Equipment Storage
Lewis B. HAUPT 24-Unit Motel & Restaurant
Thomas & George TREASTER
James HOUSER, his son: A. R. HOUSER employee of Rockview Correctional Institution : beekeeper & Justice of the Peace - his dau. Mrs. Alton P. CONFER of State College lived in Peru, Benner Twp. (formerly called Lauvertown). Brothers of A.R.: Charles & John. James, Charles and John operated a paper hanging and painting business in State College which stood on the present site of The Centre Daily Times.

Pg. 32:
Philip BENNER
Daniel TURNER
Jacob ROOP (Roopsburg c1825)
Henry BROCKERHOFF built mill on Spring Creek near Roopsburg sold to Nathan H. KRAUSS of Bellefonte who sold it to Sam NASTASE & Irvin SCHLEGEL of Bellefonte

Pg. 33:
R. HUNTER (Hunter's Park)
George E. McCLELLAN of Bellefonte: Exec. Vice Pres. & General Manager of the Bellefonte Central Railroad
Miss Rozenna ECKLEY (dau. of Mr. & Mrs. Christian ECKLEY) was secretary of the Valley View Sunday School, married H. E. CORMAN. She died in 1936.
A.I. GARBRICK: First Superintedent of of the Sunday School built a general store in Valley View. Property (now 1959-60) by Mr. & Mrs. Forest ECKLEY
Other Valley View residents: Jacob HOUSER, Elias CORMAN and KING & McKINNEY Families.

BOGGS TWP:
Pg. 37:
Isaac PARSON's house on the headwaters of Wallace Run
William FISHER's land (now Snow Shoe Intersection or Wingate)
Rev. John A. PERNA Runville Evangelical United Brethren Church founded in 1872, remodeled in 1927 & 1946. Church records relate as early as 1855.
Rev. J. STITMAN who preached in Yarnall and Runville. "A log church (then United Brethren in Christ denomenation) existed at Runville prior to the erection of the present edifice in 1873"
Mrs. Mary BENNETT, 89. b. a year or two before the church was built.
John FURL, 83.
Mrs. Elizabeth FULTON: b. Tangletown "75 years ago, in October" (sister of Mrs. Orin LUCAS who "in 1913 bought from the late Governor, James A. BEAVER the home they now occupy"

Pg. 36:
Fairview Residents: Dick WATKINS, Russel JONES, Russel RHOADES, Russel RHOADES, Jr., Fern LYONS, & Mary LUCAS
Central City: WETZLER's Funeral Home, MUMPER_SHAWLEY Post American Legion home.
Roland CURTIN: Eagle Iron Works pioneer ironmaker

Pg. 38:
Martha BARNHART_HARPER: Bellefonte writer
Samuel YARNELL
Samuel WALLACE of Muncey
George WINGATE: Civir War Vet.
Randolph B. BAKER of Bellefonte
KOFMAN Auto Salvage

Pg 40:
HOLTER'S Crossing
Leo BOMBOY : Service station on Rt. #220
Milford LUCAS : Developer
McCARTNEY Family
Grover MERRYMAN Store & Garage
Robert R. SUMMERS
Clair McKINLEY of Moose Run
RHOADS Station Stop
Daniel RHOADS : First Superintedent of Snow Shoe Branch of the PA. railroad
Fetzertown : FETZERs first or one ofthe first settlers of the area

Pg. 43:
Germania residents: Barnabas VIEHDORFER, Boston FISHER
CURTISS-WRIGHT Corp. purchased 650+ acres of land around the Pine Glen Methodist Church

Pg. 44:
Lloyd HOOVER of Karthaus

COLLEGE TWP:
Pg. 47:
Robert MOORE of Lemont : "adopted son of an Indian warrior" 1786
David WHITEHALL 1789, his brother: Robert WHITEHART, Cumberland Co. Statesman who authored the 1776 State Constitution and 15 Amendents of the Bill Of Rights
Elmer C. ROSS
John F. BOAL
Land for Lemont village was purhased by Moses THOMPSON and laid out in 1870 and named by his son, John I. THOMPSON
Christopher DALE & son, Felix who built store house betwen Lemont & Oak Hall : 1960 owner: Dr. L.R. PARKS, Jr. & Family
First post office in home of John SHUEY present resident: Robert HOY
David PIERCE : first barber shop 1870s
Russell EMINHIZER : present Lemont Postmaster
Mrs. Jack MITCHELL : present postal clerk (1960)
General James IRVIN : Major-General of 10th Div. in 1832; member of Congress Died in 1862 : no children

Pg. 48:
Future owners of Gen. Irvin's estate: Large stone mansion: Dr. Richard HAMIL, Pastor of Presbyterian Church at Lemont, Mr. & Mrs. Elmer LOWDER
Christian DALE cleared land for Oak Hall c1790
NEIDIGH Brothers Limestone Quarry
Herbert R. IMBT Road Materials Plant
NEASE Chemical Co. & CORL Brothers Trucking were in Dale's Summit

COLLEGE TWP.
Pg 49:
George M. BLOOM : closest farm house to railroad station at Dale's Summit...now owned by John H. DAYE
Houserville named for Jacob HOUSER who, as one of the first settlers to follow Robert MOORE (below) came to Spring Twp. in 1788
Earliest settler: Robert MOORE 1786
Squatters on Jacob HOUSER's land: LEWIS & CONNELLY, future famous Centre Co. outlaws.
Jesse W. KLINGER owner/operator of KLINGER Dairy Farms

Pg. 50:
J. Kenneth WALKER 6th generation of KLINGER Family to own/operate the Dairy Farms
Col. John PATTON, Representative of the firms of MILES & PATTON, first of Centre Co.'s ironmasters
Moses THOMPSON occupied the Centre Furnace Mansion at the time the Farer's High School (now the University) was established
David ETTERS, one of the builders of Shiloh Lutheran Church of America formed Dec 1864

Pg 51:
Mr. & Mrs Harold HOUTZ bought electric organ for the church (above)
Mrs. O. W. HOUTS paid for installation of Picture window of Lord's Supper above the altar
Mr. & Mrs. Ralph MILLER of Milesburg paid for installation of window facing Benner Pike
Hugh C. DALE of State College developed Woodsdale Trailer Park S/W corner of intersection of Rt #322 and the Branch Road
Leroy SMELTZER of State College, developer of Oak Mont Park
HARRIS Acres new developement south side of Rt. #322 a mile east of State College

Pg. 52:
John MADORE of State College: housing developer in Spring View
Guy STEARNS & son, Dan STEARNS, housing developers along Houserville Road between Benner Pike & Puddintown Road
STEARNS farm at Spring Lea Acres
R.J. REESE, of Millbrook owner of College View Trailer Park managed by student: John L. SUTHERLAND, who lives there
J. H. MITCHELL owner of Hilltop Trailer Park of Branch Road; managed by residents: Mr. & Mrs. Charles KREBS
J. Alvin HAWBAKER owner of planned sub-development: Panorama Village on north side of Rt. #322 between State College and Boalsburg

Pg. 53:
B. Kenneth JOHNSTONE owned home in Redwood Village, a development of 5 homes above Panorama Village. Head of University Department of Architecture and later, Director of Fine Arts School at Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh

Pg. 53:
Redwood homes built by Edward M. ZONG, Boalsburg contractor
O. Hamill BATHGATE, housing developer
Edward Jackson THOMPSON of Philipburg: State Senator (doesn't state when that was)
Mr. & Mrs. William LOWER & Mr. & Mrs. Thurston REEVES: first four residents of Puddintown.
Dr. Theodore CHRIST : First Burgess of State College
Dale's Mills: College Twp. name - Continued pg. 54

Pg. 54:
Christian DALE: one of the township's earliest settlers arrived c1790
Arthur PETERS & wife, Maude: founded Armau (contraction of Arthur & Maude) Village "along the Branch Road between Lemont and the Centre Hills Country Club c1942. The original tract of abt. 115 acres of what formerly was the Dr. J. Y. DALE farm."
CURTIN TWP.:

Pg. 57:
Romola has two churches: The Christian & the Reformed
"David PACKER of Beech Creek relates that when the post office was established there, the residents called the community "March Creek."
Arthur H. REEDE, Penn State Economics Professor was in the Army of Occupation in Italy in WWI and received his doctorate at an Italian university.
Judge Ellis ORVIS established Oriviston (11 miles upstream of the town of Beech Creek) in 1905.

FERGUSON TWP.:
Pg. 59:
J. Max WARD & sister, Miss Anna WARD, ran the Baileyville general store
L. K. METZGER of State College owned property on small lake on the north side of town.
Richard BAILY, who founded Baileyville, came from Chester Co. c1790
Richard's son John BAILY built grist & flour mill in the center of town in 1812
Bloomsdorf was a station on the Bellefonte Central Railroad. The BLOOM family owned three farms in the vicinity of the station.
Mrs. Alvin CORL, native and life-long resident of Bloomsdorf sold lands which held the site of the station to a group which is planning what is to be known as COLES Acres Development.
Son, Leroy H. "Pete" CORL
Edward J. LOESCH, retired Carpenter who was 68 years old in Feb. 1960, named Circle Ville, 3 & 1/2 miles west of State College.
Irwin R. SAULSBURY began housing development of Fairbrook c1956
Charles H. CAMPBELL, native and lifelong resident of Fairbrook
George E. McCLELLAN, executive vice pres. & general manager of the railroad.

Pg. 62:
Two original churches of Pine Hall: the Evangelical & Reformed and the Lutheran.
R.T. MARKLE Farm Equipment Center in Pine Hall
Herbert R. IMBT, State College contractor
Henry GATES of Dauphin Co. for whom Gatesburg was named.
Other Gatesburg early residents: the RIDER Family & the RUMBARGER Family.
Mr. COLEMIRE donated land for the Lutheran Church in Gatesburg
Mrs. Maude FRY owned farm (which was occupied by her son, Brooks FRY) on which Rock Spring was located (along a lane to the south of Rt #45).

Pg. 63:
Rock Springs: JOHNSTON brothers farm, Paul REED service station.
In center of Rock Springs is a monument dedicated to John GOHEEN, 1749-1815 Rev. War Soldier (Private Capt. William NEILSON's Company Philadelphia County Militia), buried on this farm.
LYONS, SHORB & Co. John LYON, son of Benjamin LYON of Northumberland. John married dau. of Senator McCLAY. They were given a tract of land on which Centre Hall now stands.
Cousins of the LYONS family: the STEWARTS with John LYON, built the Colerain Forge in Huntingdon Co. Later John persuaded Anthony SHORB, who built an unprofitable furnace in Pittsburgh, to join him in building Pennsylvania Furnace, who's stack was exactly on the county line, but most of the plant was in Centre Co..
28-room mansion house, now the Robert HARPSTER home, where Pres. EISENHOWER fished several years ago when he visited his brother Milton EISENHOWER, then Pres. of Penn State, is in Hungintdon Co. together with the 400 acres of land which comprise the farm.
William LYON, son of John (above) was educated at the Bellefonte Academy and for some years he and his mother lived in the BENNER house which stood on W. High St. Bellefonte on the site of the Present MURPHY store.
Pine Grove Mills was laid out by Thomas FERGUSON who settled in the section in 1790 and built the first mill in 1800.
John PATTON, in July of 1815 laid out Pattonville eastward of Pine Grove Mills and the whole community bore the name of Pattonville for many years, but later reverted to it's original title, Pine Grove Mills.

Pg. 64:
G. W. LAUCK, postmaster of Pine Grove Mills since 1939.
P.G. Mills has three churches: Lutheran, Presbyterian and Evangelical & Reformed.
Mrs. Jesse ELDER
Musser flag station on Samuel MUSSER Farm became the property of Allen WHELAND.

Pg. 65:
Other Musser residents: Merle WHELAND, Paul SUNDAY.
KOFMAN Brothers of Bellefonte, developed Overlook Heights c1956
C. Otis CROMER bought te half-hundred acre tract of North Hills in April 1942, sold off several parts and developed the rest in 1948
John PATTON, Rev. War soldier settled at what became known as Erbtown in 1796. He remained there until 1822. Exact site of town is not known.

GREGG TWP.:
Pg. 67
James COOKE Esq., as early as 1790, arrived in Penns Valley and erected a sawmill at Spring Mills in 1792 and a grist mill in 1793.
Isreal J. GRENOBLE built "a large and beautiful hotel" in Spring Mills c1883.
Mrs. Pauline ROSSMAN, postmistress at Spring Mills for 9 years (c1951-60).
Mrs. Mildred WINGARD postal employee
Spring Mills has (in 1960) 4 chruches: Lutheran, Methodist, Evangelical United Brethren & United Church of Christ.
GETTIG Engineering & Manufacturing Co.
SHEFFIELD's milk receiving station
Matthew WOODS built first mill in Farmers Mills in 1815 and sold it to Robert JAMES & David COOKE, who in 1832 operated a mill there, also a store and tan yard. Subsequently the COOKEs sold to Michael MUSSER and he disposed the property to Philip B. MUSSER. Adam FISHER became owner in 1846 and rebuilt the flour mill in 1864.

Pg. 82:
Shingletown named for Mr. SHINGLE or SHINDLE
Mr. FOX: oldest resident was 92 in 1883
John HANSON, Shingletown resident who was one of the first men to urge construction of railroad through Penns Valley
James WATSON, Jacob JACK and son Michael JACK had farms in 1789 in what was to become Boalsburg
Captain David BOAL bult but never lived in a small stone house on land he received as a military grant for his Revolutionary War service.
David BOAL (son) came with family in 1798 and made first addition to the BOAL mansion
Andrew SHOUP filed town plan for Springfield on the eastern part of what is now Boalsburg in 1808. Named because of several springs in the area
Springfield post office established in 1820...community officially became Boalsburg shortly after.
Harold C. STIFFLER, Boalsburg post master 1960
Boalsburg churches: Zion Lutheran & St. John's United Church of Christ.
DALE and GRAHAMS: two grocery stores (1960)

Pg. 83
CANNON Instrument and Precision Instrument
Boalsburg: Harris Twp. Elementary School
John MADORE of State College, Developer of the community of Brookside
HOWARD TWP.:

Pg. 85:
William CROSSMAN & Richard GUNSALLUS took up land in 1784 where the village of Mt. Eagle now stands. It was first called Mechanicsville
Mt. Eagle Church of Christ
HUSTON TWP:

Pg. 87:
Town of Martha in Bald Eagle Valley on Rt. #220 named for Martha Furnace, an iron furnace established by Roland & James CURTIN in 1830. Named after one of Roland's daughters.
In 1831, James CURTIN built home there. Later it was purchased by John I. THOMPSON...later by John's grandson, J. Thompson HENRY, Centre Co. Surveyor, who built the western half of the mansion.
Martha Furnace was purchased c1848 by Moses THOMPSON & Co. It operated until 1855.
Julian Furnace was built by Gen. James IRVIN and John ADAMS in 1837. Named after Julia Ann...controversy over whether she was James's or John's daughter...?

LIBERTY TWP>:
Pg. 89:
Judge Ellis L. ORVIS of Bellefonte established brick plants at Monument and Oriviston
The Monunent brick plant which closed 10 May 1953, was later owned by HARBISON-WALKER
William PARKS built first house in Blanchard in 1832
Blanchard was laid out by Solomon KING & a Dr. ROBERTS from farm lands owned by Absolom LIGGETT

MARION TWP:
Pg. 91
Nevin YEARICK was a stor keeper in Jacksonville(Walker)
Post office was located in store owned by Mervin BETZ. Elmer SWOPE lives there now (1960)
Jacob YEARICK, Jacksonville life time resident was the undertaker
Two churches in Jacksonville: Emanuel United Church of Christ, and one that no longer remains: The Presbyterian.
EISENHOWER Convalescent Home, Walter S. KERSTETTLER Barber Shop, YEARICK general store, Charles LOCKHART service station
Mrs. Gertrude HARTER, long time resident.

MILES TWP:
Pg. 93:
Rebersburg churches: Lutheran, Evangelical and United Church of Christ
Conrad REBER laid out western part of Rebersburg in 1809. Eastern half laid out by Henry WALBON in 1819 which became known as Henrysburg. Another section named Bieryville, but eventually, all became known as Rebersburg.
Jacob REBER laid out Jacobsburg in 1816. Present name of Madisonburg in honor of Pres. James MADISON
Simon PICKLE built stone house in 1833. Now (1960) owned by Myron HANSELMAN
Three Madisonburg churches w/ cemeteries: Lutheran, United Church of Christ and Evangelical United Brethren
General store operated by Vilas M. WISE.

Pg. 94:
Adam STOVER & 4 brothers moved into Centre Co. in 1800. 3 settled in Penns Valley. Adam built home on present site of the Livonia Hotel. in 1960 5th generation of STOVERs owns the hotel.
Smullton, formerly called Kreamersville was named after the late George H. SMULLTON
C. M. BIERLY of Rebersburg. native of Smullton
W. D. MEYER owned Smullton's general store which closed in Dec of 1959.

Pg. 96:
J. Rufus BRUNGART bought Methodist Church in 1927. His son-in-law & dau. Mr. & Mrs. Dean a MATTER converted it into a home in 1955.
Circuit-riding minister (unknown) and wife, Nancy STRAYER_UNKNOWN made their home with her brother, Mathias STRAYER in Wolf's Store, east of Smullton.
Thomas WOLF established a store in 1844 in the home, now occupied (1960) by Mr. & Mrs. John HANSELMAN
Centre Mill named for the first grist mill erected in Brush Valley by Mr. KREAMER before 1798. It was purchased by Tobias PICKLE, who in 1802-03 built the large stone mill, still standing today
Mrs. Thomas BLOOMQUIST of Bellefonte owns Centre Mill (1960).

PATTON TWP:
Pg. 99:
W. A. STROUSE (85 in 1960) married the widow of David LAUCK on 15 Apr 1927. She bought the partially completed house formerly owned by the deceased Sarah E. WIELAND. It is the only house in Woodycrest.
Walter MATALSKI bought first lot next to the STROUSE home for 30 chickens.
Rev. Ivan MOYER, Jr., Pastor of the Evangelical United Brethren Church.
Charles FOSTER, resident of Woodycrest operates a general store which he opened in 1941.

Pg. 100:

Mr. STROUSE of pg. 99 sold the "big house" to Steve MATIS
First family of Park Forest Village: 15 Aug 1956: Mr. & Mrs. Lyle E. SHOOT, 182 Park Forest Ave.
J. Alvin HAWBAKER, Inc.: developer of State College (1960)
Rev. Ivan MOYER, pastor of Evangelical United Brethren (1960)
Carl WILD of State College land planner for Park Forest Village. Architecture and site planning: Charles M. GOODMAN of Washington, D.C.
Moses THOMPSON, Ironmaster 1864
CARNEGIE brothers, in 1881 purchased from THOMPSON, 300 acres for town of Scotia. The CARNEGIEs sold their interests to Daniel CLEMSON and the Bellefonte Furnace Co.

PENN TWP:
Pg. 101:
ROTE's Mill
Philip KRYDER(KREIDER) 1845 may have originally owned the mill (ROTE's). Penn Twp. Assessment lists him owning a grist and saw mill in that location.
1847, KREIDER's heirs sold the business to Jacob FINKEL.
29 Dec 1900 Simon G. ROTE bought it from W. H. ERTLE for #2,200.oo including equipment
Simon's sons, Thomas & Lester ROTE (deceased in 1960) bought the property in 1934. Lester's wife owned and operated it in 1960.
James P. COBURN, One of the Directors of the railroad. Town of Coburn named after him.
Coburn: 1960 had one church: (E.U.B.)

Pg. 106:
Mrs. Sarah R. KERSTETTER, postmistress since 1 Jan 1950.
Town of Zerby named after Adam ZERBY
Mrs. Furl HARTSWICK had a house located near where the train station used to be.
Mrs. Boyd A. MUSSER had home right at the grade crossing.
Zerby also was known as Sober in honor of Coleman F. SOBER, lumberman who became champion wing shot of the United States.
George WINGARD (68 in 1960) of Coburn.

Pg. 107:
Hartertown antique shop and perhaps half a dozen houses owned by George STINE.
Smithtown named for father of William SMITH, 1892 prothnotary of Centre Co.
Jack COLDRON of Blanchard
Joseph REICHTERT: historical scetch pub. 1938 for Millheim Sesquicentennial states that he built the first log cabin in town of "Ready Cash", later the town was to be known as Millheim. The cabin was on lands in the John CASH warrant.

POTTER TWP:
Pg. 109:
Gen James POTTER built first log house in 1788...first mill in 1813.
J. and J. POTTER built a brick hotel in 1824: Present day EUTAW House.
J & J. POTTER and S. R PATTON erected Potter's Woolen Mill in 1883.

Pg. 110:
Blackhawk residents: Bill PARKER, John N. GARNER, Bill HORNER, John MOWREY, Hannah SMITH, Samuel GINGERICH & Jakie SPROW
Tussey Sink hole on land owned by Frank McCLELLAN of State College. James W. DEARING lived in the area for the past ten years (1950-1960).
Mrs. Silver STRINGER present owner of the Red Mill property (1960).

Pg. 111:
Joseph McGRAW took out a warrant for the place where the Red Mill was erected and built a mill. On 7 Jul 1783, he sold to William LAMB, who sold it to Thomas GORDON 28 Feb 1787. The mill tract included 175 acres. Jacob KELLER eventually bought it in 1803. An old log mill, standing there at the time was torn down by KELLER, who built a larger one. In 1824, Christian KELLER built the Red Mill in 1824.
William COYLER built a sawmill.
E. U. B. Church in town of Colyer
George R. REESE operated a general store in Colyer, which was later run by Harry COPENHAVER
Mrs. Vernon WAGNER, native and life-long resident of Colyer
Mrs. Talitha DELANEY of Centre Hall is the present (1960) owner of the farm on which the Old Fort stood. The DELANEYs tore down the old log fort and built a new summer house, now (1960) being occupied by the Robert L. HOLMAN family.

Pg. 112:
Hero WADE: a body servant to General James POTTER, said that Gen POTTER built a log cabin on the site (of the Old Fort) in 1773 which was fortified in 1777 and became known as the Upper Fort in Penns Valley.
Churchville was the early name of Tusseyville. Three churches in the area: (1) a Union Church of Lutheran and Reformed congregations, which still existed as such in 1960, (2) Evangelical Association Church (no longer in use in 1960) and (3) Evangelical or Dubsite Church which is now (1960) a E.U.B. church.
Charles P. RAMER conducted a general store for 35 years, which was closed in the spring of 1955, when he retired.
William EARLEY: Justice of the Peace, owned several hundred acres of land a mile west of the Old Fort, on which he laid out a town which was called Earleysburg or Earleystown.
J. Thomas MITCHELL, Bellefonte historian says Earlystown is listed among the area's ghost towns.

William Irvine WILSON, celebrated physician lived in a Earleytown hotel.
Sprucetown Methodist Church c1830, who's congregation held meetings in an old house on the SANKEY Farm. The Rev. Mr. HAUGHAWAUT presided at the dedication of the church. It was torn down and a new one rebuilt in 1872. Rev. W. Frank BERGSTROM of Spring Mills was the pastor.
CONFER & Son Garage
First recorded mention of the village of Centre Hill was in 1805, when land for a Presbyterian church and burial ground was purchased from Alexander JOHNSTON. In 1845 an additional plot was bought from John SPANGLER and the church was built at a cost of $5000.oo

Pg. 113:
Col. Reuben KELLER of Snyder Co. owned a mercantile business in Cenre Hill in 1861.
1801: Christopher HENNEY kept a tavern near Centre Hill.
Centre Hill Cemetery: one of the oldest in Centre Co. - Oldest gravestone bearing distinguishable marks in 1927 belonged to Mrs. Sarah BARBER who d. 9 Sep 1801 at age 33. Another early stone was that of Sarah WOODS, who d. in 1807.
Cemetery across the road from a school in Plum Grove held HUSTON graves: James HUSTON, d. 6 May 1801, aged 43 years , his wife, Catherine d. 29 Dec 1848, aged 81 years, Samuel HUSTON d. 31 jan 1877 aged 83 years & Catherine HUSTON d.22 Feb 1862, aged 65 years. The cemetery is on a farm owned by David K. KELLER, 88 of Centre Hall (1960) who bought it from the HUSTON heirs in 1904. Randolph SWARTZ is a tenant farmer on the property (1960).

RUSH TWP:
Pg. 117:
Mrs. Catherine PENNY, longtime resident of Spike island says her grandfather, John MOSTYN built one of the first houses there.
Other early settler: Patrick POWERS

Pg. 118:
Mrs. Florence COWHER, postmistress at Sandy Ridge (1953-1960 and beyond)
Sandy Ridge churches: E. U. B. and Methodist
Retort Works of the HARBISON-WALKER Refractories Co. (brick plant)
CURTISS-WRIGT project in Quehanna

Pg. 119:
Twigg Settlement was first improved by Richard CATLOW c1810 was a descendant of Hardman PHILIPS, founder of Philipsburg. CATLOW owned 196 acres of which abt. 56 were cleared for the town of Twigg Settlement.
Thomas CRADDOCK opened the first tavern on Rattlesnake Pike at Black Moshannon Crossing in 1821.
James ANTES later succeeded CRADDOCK and improved the property.
James ARDELL owned lands at Beaver Mills.

Pg. 121:
A.B. CURTIS of Philipsburg bought at. 49 acres of land from R. H. MULL and had George H. AYERS of Philipsburg plot 240 building lots (for Curtis Acres). In 1928, Melvin CURTIS, son of A.B. built 30 homes. Park affairs are managed by Owen B. CURTIS (1960) another son of the founder.

Pg. 122:
A. & P. Coal, operated by Andrew PRESLOVICH (1960)
The town of Moshannon was laid out in 1849 by GILLILAND & VAN DYKE , who in the same year sold to Hon. Samuel LINN, W.W. HAYES and Alfred HAYES a ater privilege and grounds for a large tannery.
George BREON built first house in Moshannon
The Ray S. CARLIN coal preparation plant

Pg. 126:
Miss Zoe MEEK, a teacher, formerly of Clarence, now (1960) living with the Clark HOWELL family on E. College Ave.
Among Miss Meek's students was Andrew J. KACHIK, now of E. High St., Bellefonte
Mrs. Ann MUSSER of Snow Shoe notes that her husband, the late John F. MUSSER was a telegraph operator for 42 years on the Beech Creek Branch of the New York Central.

SPRING TWP:
Pg. 129:
CONNELLY's Gap
Mrs. John TRESSLER has been the Connelly's Gap postmistress for 20 or more years and has worked at the post office for 37 years.
Henry HOUSER is (1960) president of the Inter-Organization Council.
WARNER Coal
HODES salvage yard
Colevile was laid out in March 1869 by John COLE, who purchased several acres of land from the W. A. THOMAS estate.

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Andrew J. KACHIK, now of Bellefonte resided in Prossertown and for many years was the unofficial "Mayor" of the town
Lyonstown was named for three brothers: Albert, Shuman and William (who built the first house there c1810).

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Today (1960) residents of Lyonstown include 4 families, all descendants of the early settlers. They are the families of Edward, George, William and Jacob LYONS
J. Simpson AFRICA of Huntingdon in August of 1868 recorded in the Court House at Bellefonte a map he prepared for the communities of Blanchard, Bush and Holmes, covering Bush Addition
West end of Bush Addition is one of the county's two Jewish cemeteries, the other being in Philipsburg. In 1954 the County Court named as temporary officers to carry on the inoperative cemetery corporation's work: Nathan H. KRAUSS, Bellefonte, president; Milton KRAUSE, State College, secretary; and Arnold KALIN, treasurer.
The estate of the late G. Edward HAUPT, now a motel owned and operated by John BOTTDORF dominates the southern approach to town of Red Roost.

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Horatio S. MOORE of Bellefonte had a steel fabricating plant.
Edward R. MILLER, chief clerk to Centre Co. Commissioners. His father, Lewis MILLER lost his life in an accident on the nearby Valentine Furnace Railroad when Edward was 3 years old.
Jacob GILL a lot at the foot of the mountain from Henry SWARTZ and lived there until his death in the summer of 1880.
William BAIRD, whose family today (1960) is one of two families in the little settlement called Gill.
VALENTINE & THOMAS, operators of the furnace, forge and the county's first rolling mill, all located south of Bellefonte on land now occupied by the Titan Metal Mfg. Co. plants.

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FLYNN's Inn
The Forge House: home of H. E. LEIGHTLEY family (1960)
Burnham Place: home of Mrs. W. P. SEIG (1960)
John DUNLOP, built Logan Furnace in 1802.
Early "Black Barn Farm" which burnt down c1930-40- was site of Logan Furnace. Farm is owned by Harland E. AULT (1960).
Axemann named after Irishman, Thomas MANN who came to America in 1750 and made axes and other edged tools at Braintree, MA. His son, William MANN followed the same business at Johnstown, N.Y. William's sons, William, Jr. and Harvey came to Centre Co. in 1823 and started the Mann Axe Factory on Logan Branch, two miles south of Bellefonte.

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Mrs. Jane MANN, widow of Harvey MANN, Sr. erected a church at Boiling Springs as a memorial to Harvey. Rev. Bruce FISHER of the Pleasant Gap Methodist charge hold services there now (1960)
Edgefont Estate now (1960) owned by Bond C. WHITE
General store at Irish Hollow in Axemann operated by Harold B. O'BRYAN (1960). It was ROTE's store earlier.
Axemann auto salvage yard conducted by Johnny GRAY (1960)

TAYLOR TWP:

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John T. FOWLER moved from Clearfield Co. to establish the village of Fowler in Bald Eagle Valley.
First settler in Hannah or Hannah Furnace (1790) was hunter/trapper, William BERGE ("Billy Bird")
Henry SHARRER opened crude gunpowder mill c1806 in Hannah Furnace and first sawmill c1830.
In 1832, the firm of LLOYD & McNAMARA started the furnace and named it Hannah, after Hannah LLOYD, dau. of the owner. The furnace went out out blast in 1850, then run by CAMPBELL, STEVENS, & Co.
Combined store & restaurant in Dix operated for the last 14 years by J. D. BECHDEL.
John T. FOWLER employed Richard BEASTON as a office worker.

UNION TWP:

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George BARTON, 74, of Rattlesnake Pike (1960)
Roy Edward CARVER home, Petersburg : first house abt. 1/2 mile north of Unionville.
John BECHDEL home: (last one of abt. 12 homes) from the CARVER residence.
A Mr. PETERS laid out the village of Petersburg.

WALKER TWP:

John CORMAN purchased former Forest School in c1959 and converted it into a residence. His wife was Lilliebelle SHAFFER. They went to Forest School when they were younger.
Hublersburg was named for Jacob HUBLER
Jacob BOLANDER surveyed the HUBLER lands in 1830 and the town was founded two years later.
Miss Audrey HALL is postmistress in Hublersburg (1960)
PECK's store in Nittany: Intersection of Rt. #64 (Nittany Valley Highway) and Rt. #445 leading to Madisonburg.
Charles KYLE owns (1960) building that formerly housed Peck's Store.

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Town of Huston, laid out just after the Civil War was named after Thomas HUSTON.

PIATT Lumber Co.

WORKMAN Store in Mingoville

HOCKMAN Poultry Farms in Mingoville owned by Harold HOCKMAN

Fred CLEVENSTINE, postmaster for nearly 35 years died in late Nov 1959

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William McKEE. first settler in Hecla Park as early as 1795.
SHAFFER Electric Co. in Zion
Snydertown named for John SNYDER a teamster during the Revolutionary War who died there 18 May 1842, age 84. He was married. He and wife's graves are in the cemetery across the highway from the Snydertown Lutheran Church.

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John BECK who went to Nittany Valley in 1806 from Northampton Co. was one of the first Lutheran elders. On the Reformed side, Valentine MEYER, George SNYDER and John EMEROCH were on the building committee.
Russell ZERBY retail meat business owner in Snydertown.

Miscellaneous
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Morris station on the old Daniel HECKMAN Farm. 3 miles west of Bellefonte
Town of Stevens named for A. A STEVENS, a partner of A. G. MORRIS of Bellefonte in the American Lime & Stone Co.,now (1960) the WARNER Co.
Paul RESIDES of Valley View was employed at Stevens from 1906-08 on an inclined railroad.
W. L. FURST built a store in town of Fillmore in 1851
In 143, Rev. Joseph LEE of the Warriors Mark Methodist Church formed a class at the William BURROWS home near Fillmore and in 1852, a church was built on a hill in hne community. That building fell into ruins and at least 65 years ago (c1895) the present church was erected at the foot of the same hill, along the Buffalo Run Valley Highway. Rev. Truman BAKER is the pastor.
Leonard HULL conducts a general store and filling station (1960)

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Waddle(s) is believed to be named for P. B. WADDLE and early resident.
Town of Alto (Altro) Patton twp. was on the Moses THOMPSON lands. 13 & 1/2 miles beyond Bellefonte

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South Hills is a section of State college Borough developed by J. Alvin HAWBAKER
Harry TANNEY of Bellefonte began development of Park View Heights in 1955. It is now a growing village on the east end of Bishop Street extension on lands which formerly comprised the Harry LUTZ Farm.
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the East End Development on the L. E. BIDDLE farm began in 1955.