Bellefonte is a

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in, and the

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of,

Centre County Centre County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 158,172. Its county seat is Bellefonte. Centre County comprises the State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The lan ...

in the U.S. state of

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

. It is approximately twelve miles northeast of State College and is part of the State College, Pennsylvania

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. The borough population was 6,187 at the 2010 census. It houses the Centre County Courthouse, located downtown on the diamond. Bellefonte has also been home to five of Pennsylvania's governors, as well as two other governors. All seven are commemorated in a monument located at Talleyrand Park. The town features many examples of

Victorian architecture Victorian architecture is a series of architectural revival styles in the mid-to-late 19th century. ''Victorian'' refers to the reign of Queen Victoria (1837–1901), called the Victorian era, during which period the styles known as Victorian w ...

. It is also home to the natural spring from which the town derives its name ("la belle fonte", bestowed by

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during a land-speculation visit to central Pennsylvania in the 1790s). However, the spring, which serves as the town's water supply, has been covered to comply with DEP water purity laws. The early development of Bellefonte had been as a "natural town." It started with one house and a crossroad, then iron was found and the town grew.

History

William Lamb sold his mill to John Dunlop in 1794. The following year, John’s father James Dunlop and John’s son-in-law James Harris (1756-1841) laid out the town that would become known as Bellefonte. As the years went by, Bellefonte boomed and soon became the most influential town between

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and

Harrisburg Harrisburg is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Dauphin County. With a population of 50,135 as of the 2021 census, Harrisburg is the 9th largest city and 15th largest municipality in ...

Bellefonte Historic District

The

Bellefonte Historic District Bellefonte Historic District is a national historic district located at Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania. The district encompasses 296 contributing buildings in the central business district and surrounding residential area of Bellefont ...

was added to the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...

in 1977. Other buildings on the National Register of Historic Places are:

Bellefonte Armory Bellefonte Armory is a historic National Guard armory located at Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was built in 1930, and consists of an administration building and stable building executed in the Colonial Revival The C ...

Bellefonte Forge House The Bellefonte Forge House, also known as the John Dunlop House, is located just south of Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, in Spring Township, Centre County. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, due to its connection with prominen ...

Brockerhoff Hotel Brockerhoff Hotel is a historic hotel located at Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1866, and is a large brick building on a stone foundation, measuring 170 feet by 60 feet. The original building was executed in the Itali ...

, Centre County Courthouse,

Gamble Mill Gamble Mill, also known as Lamb Mill, Thomas Mill, Wagner Mill, and Bellefonte Flouring Mill, is an historic grist mill located at Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania Centre County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of ...

McAllister-Beaver House The McAllister-Beaver House is an historic, American home that is located in Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. History and architectural features Built circa 1850 ...

Miles-Humes House Miles-Humes House, also known as the Potter Home, is a historic home located at Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania. It currently serves as the Centre County Library & Historical Museum. History The Miles-Humes house was originally built ...

Pennsylvania Match Company The Pennsylvania Match Company, known locally as the ''Match Factory'', was founded in 1899 by Col. W. Fred Reynolds, Joseph L. Montgomery and S. A. Donachy with $200,000 of their own money. Mr. Donachy owned several patents for match-making mach ...

, South Ward School, and the William Thomas House. The Bellefonte Academy was listed until 2008, after having been destroyed by fire in 2004.

Bush House Hotel

The Bush House Hotel was built in 1868-69 by Bellefonte attorney and developer Daniel G. Bush. It was one of the first hotels in the country to have electric lights. A man would stand at the train station and call out to the passengers, "Walk ya' to the Bush House." The Brockerhoff House, the Haag House, and other area hotels were competitors. Many notable guests stayed at the Bush House including

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. The Bush House burned down on February 8, 2006.

Cadillac Building

Another fire heavily damaged one of the borough's other landmark buildings less than four years later. The Cadillac Building, so named because it was originally built as a Cadillac dealership in 1916, was a mix use commercial and residential property hit by a devastating fire on December 22, 2009. Christmas tree lights in one of the apartment units were determined to be the cause. Cadillac Building was rebuilt in 2016 and is now home to 11 two and three bedroom apartment units. It remains a part of the Bellefonte Historic District.

Garman Opera House

The Garman Opera House was originally built in 1890 and hosted many notable stars of the day including George Burns and

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, Western performer

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, and illusionist/escape artist

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. The popular song " After the Ball" was said to have been first sung in public here. It was eventually also used as a movie theater, first showing silent films and then "talkies." By the early 1960s, the property was converted to primarily commercial/warehouse use. In the 1990s, the building was restored and returned to its roots as a live performance venue and cinema. The opera house was severely damaged by a fire on September 9, 2012 that also destroyed the Garman House Hotel. The cause of the fire has been ruled as arson. Preservationist groups' attempts to save the Garman were unsuccessful and the building was razed in January 2014. Garman House was rebuilt in 2016 and is now home to 21 one and two bedroom apartment units.

Victorian era

First-time visitors who walk along the Victorian streets of Bellefonte see primarily Victorian houses. One of many examples is the Hastings Mansion, which was owned by Mrs. John Lane and was bought and remodeled by Governor Daniel H. Hastings. In the 1800s, the first jail was built. It had an 8-foot underground dungeon, which was located on the rear of the lot of the present YMCA. A second jail was on East High Street.

Renaissance

One of the town's historic sections experienced a renaissance in 2004. The ''Match Factory'' (officially the

), after standing vacant since 1947, was being renovated by the

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as their new home, one building at a time. The site was placed on the

in 2001.

Geography

Bellefonte is located in the

Nittany Valley Nittany Valley is an eroded anticlinal valley located in Centre County, Pennsylvania. It is separated from the Bald Eagle Valley by Bald Eagle Mountain and from Penns Valley by Mount Nittany. The valley is closed to the north by a high plateau t ...

of the

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. It lies 12 miles northeast of State College. According to the

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, the borough has a total area of , all land. Bellefonte is in the northwestern corner of and is surrounded by Spring Township.

Demographics

As of the 2010 census, the borough had 6,187 people, 2,837 households, and 1,496 families. The borough was 96.3% White, 1.5% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.3% other, and 1.3% were two or more races. 1.4% of the population was of Hispanic or Latino ancestry. The

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was 3,510.1 people per square mile (1,356.7/km²). There were 3,038 housing units at an average density of 1,669.2 per square mile (644.5/km²). Of the 2,837 households, 23.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.2% were

married couples Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between ...

living together, 3.5% had a male householder with no wife present, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.2% were non-families. 38.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.81. The population distribution by age was as follows: 18.4% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 89.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.9 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $48,211, and the median income for a family was $62,292. The

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for the borough was $26,938. About 4.4% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the

poverty line The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for ...

, including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

The Bellefonte area, as part of

, typically enjoys one of the lowest unemployment rates in the state. The primary industries are education, health care, construction, retail, and government.

Major employers

Bellefonte Area School District The Bellefonte Area School District is a midsized, rural, public school district which covers the Borough of Bellefonte and Benner Township, Marion Township, Spring Township and Walker Township in Centre County, Pennsylvania. Bellefonte Are ...

*Centre County Government * Geisinger Health System *Graymont *Hilex Poly *Restek *

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*Supelco *

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Weis Markets Weis Markets, Inc. ( doing business as Weis and stylized as weis) is a Mid-Atlantic food retailer headquartered in Sunbury, Pennsylvania. It currently operates 199 stores with over 23,000 employees in Pennsylvania, Maryland, New York, New Jer ...

*YMCA of Centre County

Prisons

The Centre County Correctional Facility is in Benner Township, just outside Bellefonte. It is county-run and houses between 250 - 300 inmates. The

State Correctional Institution – Rockview The State Correctional Institution – Rockview, commonly referred to as SCI Rockview, is a Pennsylvania Department of Corrections prison located in Benner Township, Pennsylvania, away from Bellefonte. A portion of the prison grounds extends ...

is a

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prison located in Benner Township,

, from Bellefonte. The prison houses Pennsylvania's execution chamber. The State Correctional Institution – Benner, a

facility, is a 2,000 bed prison located adjacent to SCI Rockview.

Government

Federal

Bellefonte forms part of

Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district has been located in western Pennsylvania since February 2018. The district includes all of Warren County, McKean County, Forest County, Venango County, Elk County, Cameron County, Clarion County, ...

. The current representative is Glenn "G.T." Thompson.

County

Bellefonte is the

and home to the Centre County Courthouse.

Local

The Borough of Bellefonte government is currently run by the following elected officials: * Mayor: Gene "Buddy" Johnson * President of Council: Joanne Tosti-Vasey * Vice President of Council: Randall Brachbill * Council Members: **Evan Duffey **R. Michael Prendergast **Melissa Hombosky **Anne Walker **Renee Brown **Randall Brachbill **Jon Eaton **Doug Johnson **Joanne Tosti-Vasey

Education

operates public schools in the borough and wider area.

Centre County Christian Academy Centre County Christian Academy (CCCA) is a private school, private, independent, non-denominational Christian school located in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. It reported 155 students from pre-kindergarten to 12th grade in the fall of 2015. The missi ...

is a private school located in Bellefonte. Since 1890, Catholic Education has been present in the Bellefonte community and vicinity through Saint John Parochial School. Saint John the Evangelist Roman Catholic School provides 3 and 4 year-old Pre-Kindergarten classes, as well as full-day instruction in Kindergarten through grade

Bellefonte is 10 miles from

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. Joel Rose of

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said, "These days, it seems everyone in Bellefonte has ties to Penn State, or knows someone who does."

Infrastructure

Transportation

Bellefonte is served by the

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for local bus service, linking Bellefonte to various points in State College including the

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, downtown and the Penn State main campus. The town is also served by the University Park Airport for commercial air travel. Bellefonte does not have passenger train service, with the nearest

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stations located in Lewistown (approximately 32 miles away) and Tyrone (approximately 35 miles away) and serving Amtrak's '' Pennsylvanian'' train between Pittsburgh and

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Law enforcement

The law enforcement agency in Bellefonte is the Bellefonte Police Department, headed by Chief Shawn P. Weaver.

Early railroads

Up to 1946 the

Bellefonte Central Railroad The Bellefonte Central Railroad was a shortline connecting Bellefonte and State College, Pennsylvania. Constructed in the late 19th century to haul local iron ore to furnaces in the Bellefonte region, it later hauled freight traffic to Penn Stat ...

served the town on a Bellefonte-Lemont (State College) route. Until 1933 the BCR continued the route south to Tyrone over the Pennsylvania Railroad's former Fairbrook Branch. Additionally, the

Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad (reporting mark PRR), legal name The Pennsylvania Railroad Company also known as the "Pennsy", was an American Class I railroad that was established in 1846 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was named ...

ran passenger trains from Altoona to Williamsport, after Milesburg heading into Bellefonte, then backing out to return to the Bald Eagle Valley Branch's route to continue the trip northeast. The last Altoona -

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train was between August 1950 and 1951. The PRR also operated trains until the late 1940s from Bellefonte south to Lemont (nearest train station to State College), then east to Northumberland and

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Turnpikes and roads

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was created in 1822 after twenty years of construction. This turnpike, named The Northumberland and Anderson's Creek Turnpike, connected Bellefonte to Clearfield on the west and Sunbury on the east."The Tallyrand Park Citizens Committee" 'Background to the Virtual Walking Tour of Bellefont''e'', PA'. Bellefonteearts.org. Retrieved on August 31, 2020. " Today,

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runs through the town.

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pass by the eastern outskirts of the town.

Notable people

* George Grey Barnard – sculptor *

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- cartoonist and graphic novelist * Clifford Carlson – former University of Pittsburgh men's college

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coach *

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– former NFL

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* Doyle Corman – former member of the

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– member of the

Andrew Gregg Curtin Andrew Gregg Curtin (April 22, 1815/1817October 7, 1894) was a U.S. lawyer and politician. He served as the Governor of Pennsylvania during the Civil War, helped defend his state during the Gettysburg Campaign, and led organization of the crea ...

– Governor of Pennsylvania (1861–1867) * Nathan Alan Cutietta – documentary filmmaker * Robert Alan Cutietta – author, composer, arts leader *

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- artist *

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– former Director of the Joint Staff for the

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* Chris Garner – tennis player (R16 in Australian Open 1993) *

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–

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general *

Daniel H. Hastings Daniel Hartman Hastings (February 26, 1849January 9, 1903) was the 21st governor of Pennsylvania, serving from 1895 to 1899. Biography Daniel H. Hastings was born in Salona, Clinton County, Pennsylvania on February 26, 1849. He was educated lo ...

– Governor of Pennsylvania (1895–1899) *

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– former president of three universities * William Harrison Holly – former

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* Merle G. Kearns – former member of the

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– first female architect to be certified in Pennsylvania * James Knepper - former member of the

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* Eric Milton – Major League Baseball player * David Petrikin – former member of the U.S. House of Representatives * Thomas M. Reynolds – U.S. Congressman *

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– horse jockey * Joseph A. Smith – artist and professor at the

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* Matt Suhey -

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fullback * Glenn Thompson - member of the U.S. House of Representatives * Gregg Troy – college and

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swimming coach *

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– author, editor, literary critic *

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– mathematician * Jeffrey P. von Arx, S.J. – President of

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* Richard L. Walker – author and former

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– Hall of Fame baseball player

References

External links

Bellefonte and surrounding area official community, dining, events and tourism website

Borough of Bellefonte governmental website

Bellefonte Intervalley Area Chamber of Commerce
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