Gum Stump is an
unincorporated community in
Boggs Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States.
It is located at latitude 40.98°N, longitude 77.85°W, approximately northwest of
Bellefonte, the seat of
Centre County. Its elevation is approximately .
The
Bellefonte and Snowshoe Railroad
The Bellefonte and Snow Shoe Railroad was a coal-hauling railroad in Centre County, Pennsylvania. Begun in 1859, it came under the control of the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1881. Closing of mines in the 1930s resulted in the decline of traffic on ...
switchbacks are located there. The switchbacks are the inspiration for Chuck Yungkurth's model railroad switchbacks.
[Model Railroader, April 1966]
Gum Stump is the location of Pennsylvania State Game Lands No. 103, an hunting range maintained by the
Pennsylvania Game Commission.
References
External links
Listing of Gum Stumpat the ''
Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names Online''
Map of Gum Stump
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Unincorporated communities in Centre County, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania