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College Township in Centre County, PA was the last of the Centre Region townships to be established. It was created from parts of Benner and Harris Townships in 1875 to reflect the successful establishment of the Agricultural College, now Penn State, on former Centre Furnace Iron Company lands. The furnace operation dominated the area from the 1790s until well into the 19th century, with most settlers either employed in ironmaking or in farming. In addition to the families of ironmasters Patton, Miles, Thompson, and Irvin, other early settlers were the Moores, Housers, Whitehills and Dales. Lemont, at the foot of Mount Nittany and the intersection of Nittany and Penns Valleys, along with Houserville, and Oak Hall became the principal communities in the Township.

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Information and text courtesy of The Centre County Historical Society
www.centrecountyhistory.org