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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCVU_union-cemetery_Bellefonte-PA.html
First burial here as early as 1808. Cemetery chartered in 1856. Here lie three Governors of Pennsylvania and their wives - Andrew Gregg Curtin (1815-1894), who served 1861-67, and Katharine Wilson Curtin (1821-1903); James Addams Beaver (1837-1914…
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Grandfather, William H. Mills, a local Jubilee Singer, had a barber shop here, 1871-1931. Father, John H., went to Ohio. Four sons, born there, formed first vocal group to overcome racial barriers, gaining a mass audience. Father was its bass, 193…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCUS_anna-wagner-keichline_Bellefonte-PA.html
First woman registered as an architect by the state (1920), this Bellefonte native, inventor, Cornell grad & women's suffrage advocate designed numerous buildings, including the Plaza Theatre here. She served as Special Agent, Army Intelligence, WWI.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCUR_centre-county_Bellefonte-PA.html
Formed on Feb. 13, 1800 from Huntingdon, Mifflin, Lycoming and Northumberland counties. Named for its location in the State, and home of the Pennsylvania State University. Five governors of Pennsylvania lived in Bellefonte, county seat laid out in…
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Laid out by James Dunlop and James Harris, 1795. Named by Talleyrand for "beautiful fountain". Early center of the iron industry. One-time home of five of Pennsylvania's governors.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCUN_potters-fort_Centre-Hall-PA.html
Built 1777 by Gen. James Potter. A stockaded fort refuge for the settlers of the valley region. Teh site is on the nearby rise.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCPV_28th-division-shrine_Boalsburg-PA.html
Dedicated to heroic dead of Pennsylvania's famed 28th in two world wars. The Division was created Sept., 1917. The Shrine was founded by Col. Theodore Boal and made a State memorial in 1932
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