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Archaeological excavations conducted in 2009 and 2010 by Heberling Associates, Inc., unearthed the foundations of the Valentine iron ore washing plant, which operated from 1887-1898. Also found were ... [More]
The Centre County Historical Society is pleased to announce that it has received a PA Museums Institutional Award of Merit in their Special Achievement Awards program for the Centre County ... [More]
State College, PA – The Centre County Historical Society is pleased to announce that the State College Area High School Alumni Association (SCAHSAA) has donated the legendary “Old Iron Kettle.” ... [More]
Those Who Came Before – The Archaeology of Centre County’s Native Americans, explored the rich history of the people who lived in Central Pennsylvania for thousands of years before Euro ... [More]
Centre County Historical Society Board of Governors Elects New President, Vice President for 2022-23
DATE: November 29, 2021 The Board of Governors of the Centre County Historical Society has recently elected Roger L. Williams of State College as president and Robert B. Hazelton of Port Matilda as ... [More]
State College, PA – The Centre County Historical Society has launched the Centre County Encyclopedia of History & Culture (centrehistory.org/encyclopedia). The online encyclopedia provides an ... [More]
Objects like samplers and fraktur often hold important historical context and family history. Examples in the exhibition are from Centre County, and more broadly Central PA for the most part. ... [More]
Early Housing The Victorian Age Early Twentieth Century Architecture Bibliography View the PDF Centre County was, for the first half century or so of its history, cut off from more populated areas of ... [More]
Centre County’s iron industry began with the building of Centre Furnace in 1791 – only the second charcoal iron furnace in the area known as the Juniata Iron Region. The region had been scouted ... [More]