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Centre County: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1915

Centre County: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1915

J. Thomas Mitchell
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Publication Date: September 15th, 2008
Publisher:
Penn State University Press
ISBN:
9780271034607
Pages:
119
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Description

This brief volume provides readers with an overview of Centre County's history from its earliest European settlement up to the year 1915. Exploring the county's major events across several centuries, J. Thomas Mitchell delves into such subjects as early living conditions, county government, and the establishment of townships. Mitchell also offers a history of Centre County's schools and of the Pennsylvania State College (now University) as well as a discussion of its transportation, industry, and major public figures.

About the Author

J. Thomas Mitchell was a Bellefonte lawyer and one-time president of the Centre County Historical Society.

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