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Centre County
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Explore this county on the map →Askey Cemetery
Askey Cemetery, near Moshannon in Centre County, has stories about several figures who supposedly remain close to its graves. A young man said to…
Culture & landmarksBethesda Evangelical Church
Bethesda Evangelical Church, usually called Swamp Church, stands near Farmers Mills in Centre County. Founded in 1855, the small congregation became…
Inns & businessesDuffy’s Tavern
Duffy’s Tavern stands on East Main Street in Boalsburg, in a building completed in 1819 as a tavern and stagecoach stop. Harry and Mary Duffy bought…
Inns & businessesEdgar Allan Poe at the Eutaw House
The Eutaw House in Potters Mills was a stagecoach inn before becoming a restaurant, and local tradition counts Edgar Allan Poe among its guests.…
Culture & landmarksEgg Hill Church
Egg Hill Church stands above Penns Valley in Potter Township, Centre County. Its congregation was organized in 1838, and the present pine church…
OutdoorsFormer Cool Beans Coffee & Tea
Kim Reitz’s first year running Cool Beans Coffee & Tea in Bellefonte included regular trips to the basement on behalf of frightened employees. In a…
Inns & businessesFormer Gatsby’s in the Cathaum Theatre
Gatsby’s nightclub occupied the former balcony area of the Cathaum Theatre on West College Avenue in State College. The space became a nightclub in…
OutdoorsFormer iron-mining village of Scotia
The abandoned iron-mining village of Scotia, near State College, has a ghost story tied to the murder of Hulda Baudis in October 1910. Bert Delige…
OutdoorsJohn I. Thompson Grain Elevator and Coal Sheds
Lemont's John I. Thompson Grain Elevator was built in 1885 to store local grain for sale and shipment by railroad. More than a century later, a…
Inns & businessesMillheim Hotel
The Millheim Hotel on West Main Street has a legend about a woman waiting for President Millard Fillmore to return. Former owner Bud Wagner told the…
OutdoorsMount Nittany
Mount Nittany, the ridge overlooking State College and Penn State, is associated with a story popularized by Pennsylvania writer Henry W. Shoemaker…
SchoolsPenn State
Two neighboring buildings at Penn State's University Park campus share a ghost story connected with the university's seventh president, George…
OutdoorsPenn’s Cave & Wildlife Park
Penn's Cave, near Centre Hall, is a water-filled cavern with a romance attached to its underground passages. The attraction retells the story of…
Historic homesReynolds Mansion
Reynolds Mansion in Bellefonte was built in 1885 for Major William Frederick Reynolds. His nephew, also named William Frederick Reynolds, inherited…
Inns & businessesThe State Theatre
Penn R. Weis was a Penn State student when he worked nights cleaning the State Twin Theatre on West College Avenue in State College. The job required…
Union Cemetery
The Musser monument in Millheim’s Union Cemetery marks the graves of Daniel A. Musser and his wife, Lydia. A metal plaque bearing their names is…