Headnote

CENTRE COUNTY, situated in the central part of Pennsylvania, with the west branch of Susquehanna river on the northwest. Area, 1,560 square miles. Face of the country, mountainous and hilly; soil generally rocky and sterile, but much good land along the streams. Seat of justice, Bellefonte. Pop. in 1820, 13 786; in 1830, 16,765; in 1840, 20,492; in 1850, 23,355. (Fanning's, 1853)

Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Pennsylvania

Centre County, Pennsylvania (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
CENTRE COUNTY, situated in the central part of Pennsylvania, with the west branch of Susquehanna river on the northwest. Area, 1,560 square miles. Face of the country, mountainous and hilly; soil generally rocky and sterile, but much good land along the streams. Seat of justice, Bellefonte. Pop. in 1820, 13 786; in 1830, 16,765; in 1840, 20,492; in 1850, 23,355.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 71.
Date Type
The Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania opens Cultural
Residents in 1860
Birthplace of
Name Type
Aaronsburg, PA City or Town
Bellefonte, PA City or Town
Blanchard, PA City or Town
Boalsburg, PA City or Town
Half Moon, PA City or Town
Howard, PA City or Town
Date Title
Spencer Fullerton Baird, Report of the Curator of the Musuem, July 11, 1848
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