PENNS VALLEY REGION

LABOR DATA

The Penns Valley Region has a strong labor force. Unemployment rates are for all municipalities in the re- gion are well below the County, State, and National rates. Education levels for High School Graduates are higher than state and national levels, but percentages of Bachelor’s Degrees or Higher are slightly lower in retrospect. The Penns Valley educational attainment levels are lower than levels in Centre County.

The low mean travel times, high percentages of residents driving to work, and high number of people in the labor force suggest that this is a residential region where workers commute to outlying regions. This pre- sumption is reinforced by the low unemployment rates.

COMMUTING TO WORK Drove Public Worked to Work Carpooled Transportation Walked Other at Home Centre Hall 76.9% 12.8% 0.0% 4.6% 0.0% 5.7% Gregg 75.1% 15.1% 0.2% 3.0% 0.3% 6.3% Haines 61.1% 21.3% 0.0% 3.2% 1.8% 12.7% Miles 60.4% 15.7% 1.1% 5.0% 2.0% 15.9% Millheim 77.6% 13.1% 1.1% 1.9% 1.4% 4.9% Penn 70.1% 16.5% 0.8% 4.7% 0.4% 7.5% Potter 75.5% 17.7% 0.0% 2.4% 1.5% 3.0% Penns Valley 71.7% 16.4% 0.3% 3.3% 1.1% 7.2%

LABOR FORCE POPULATION In Labor Not in Labor 16 Years + Force Force Centre Hall 922 606 316 Gregg 1622 1142 480 Haines 1084 681 403 Miles 1103 682 421 Millheim 615 377 238 Penn 771 539 232 Potter 2554 1697 857 Penns Valley 8671 5724 2947

Prepared by the Centre County Planning & Community Development Office, 2008 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 PENNS VALLEY REGION

EDUCATION

The Penns Valley school district is comprised of four elementary schools, housing grades K-6, and a single school that houses grades 7-12. The regional attendance rate for the 2001-2002 school year was 95.5%, while the state’s rate was only 93%. In addition to these public schools, Penns Valley also has eight private schools. Almost half of the region’s residents have a high school diploma and almost 35% have some education, or degree past high school. The percentage of those in the Region with a high school degree or higher is 83%, which is slightly higher than the national percentage of 80.4%. This is a significant improvement in the region. When 2000 attainment figures are com- pared with those from 1990, there is a great drop in the number of those who had less than a full high school education and a considerable increase in those who obtained degrees past DISTRICT REPORT CARD high school. Penns Valley Area School District 94.9% 24.0%

Pennsylvania School Districts 93.0% 30.9%

PENNS VALLEY AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT

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Prepared by the Centre County Planning & Community Development Office, 2008 Sources: PA. Department of Education, 2006 ; U.S. Census; 1990, 2000 PENNS VALLEY REGION Penns Valley offers a variety of housing. As can be seen, the Region exhibits a significant preference towards single-family detached housing. This is not sur- HOUSING prising given the Region’s larger rural/suburban character when compared with the high-density areas surrounding State College. Overall the Region has a large stock of mobile homes that is almost twice the Countywide average in large measure because of the units contained within Potter and Gregg Townships.

Homeownership exceeds 80 percent within the Region’s Townships and is over 73 percent within both of the Boroughs. These rates greatly exceed those for Centre County. The percentage of rental housing units is low within the Re- gion’s Boroughs and even lower within the Townships when compared to Cen- tre County.

HOUSING UNIT TYPE 1 Unit 1 Unit Mobile Boat, Rv Detached Attached 2 Units 3 or 4 Units 5-9 Units 10-19 Units 20 + Units Home etc. Centre Hall 75.7% 2.3% 9.1% 9.1% 2.1% 0.0% 0.4% 1.2% 0.0% Gregg 81.0% 0.4% 2.4% 1.5% 1.0% 0.0% 0.0% 13.5% 0.2% Haines 84.2% 2.4% 1.5% 0.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10.9% 0.4% Miles 77.8% 2.3% 4.0% 2.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 12.8% 0.3% Millheim 76.9% 4.5% 8.6% 3.3% 2.7% 0.0% 0.0% 4.2% 0.0% Penn 81.5% 1.1% 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 16.3% 0.4% Potter 74.6% 1.8% 2.0% 1.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 20.7% 0.0% Penns Valley 78.3% 1.8% 3.2% 2.1% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0% 13.5% 0.2% Centre County 56.7% 5.4% 3.5% 3.8% 5.0% 5.6% 12.3% 7.5% 0.1%

Prepared by the Centre County Planning & Community Development Office, 2008 Source: U.S. Census; 1980, 1990, 2000; The Penns Valley Comprehensive Plan 2006 PENNS VALLEY REGION

POPULATION

The population of Penns Valley Region has been increasing steadily over the past several decades. Contrastingly, the two Boroughs of the region, Centre Hall and Millheim, have actually decreased in population. This is not unusual though as the trend throughout the country has been a loss of population in the boroughs as people move out into the suburbs.

2000 Population By Age Group Under 5 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-59 60-64 65+ Centre Hall 58 43 45 58 61 139 155 156 92 69 203 Gregg 146 165 160 146 84 285 350 323 114 87 259 Haines 100 130 130 109 65 174 254 184 54 69 210 Miles 153 155 137 106 89 190 198 187 77 78 203 Millheim 47 46 53 62 23 111 124 88 38 38 119 Penn 77 60 75 96 52 141 162 150 50 37 144 Potter 204 259 253 226 130 388 579 535 197 178 390 Total 785 858 853 803 504 1428 1822 1623 622 556 1528

RACIAL COMPOSITION Native POPULATION FORECASTS American Hawaiian 2000 2030 % Increase Indian and and Other Two or African Alaska Pacific More Centre Hall 1,079 1,121 3.8% White American Native Asian Islander Other Races Gregg 2,119 3,144 48.3% Centre Hall 1,075 2 1 0 0 0 1 Haines 1,479 2,277 53.9% Gregg 2,103 0 3 5 5 1 2 Miles 1,573 2,371 50.7% Haines 1,464 1 1 11 0 0 1 Millheim 749 1,060 41.5% Miles 1,552 11 3 2 0 0 5 Penn 1,044 1,432 37.1% Millheim 743 1 0 0 0 0 5 Potter 3,339 4,858 45.4% Penn 1,025 6 0 8 1 1 3 Potter 3,296 13 5 6 1 7 11 Regional Total 11,382 16,263 42.8% Total 11,258 34 13 32 7 9 28

Prepared by the Centre County Planning & Community Development Office, 2008 Source: U.S. Census; 1980, 1990, 2000 PENNS VALLEY REGION Penns Valley has a healthy economy. Median household incomes within the ECONOMY region, with the exception of Millheim, are above that of the County. When compared to the Nation, the Region’s incomes are fairly similar to the U.S. median of $41,994. Per capita incomes in the region are around the same level as the County.

Poverty levels in Penns Valley vary greatly from municipality to municipality. However, while all of the municipalities fall below the County’s individual poverty rate, some of their family poverty rates tend to be slightly higher.

Educational, health and social service industries employ the most people in the Region. This is not unusual as both Centre County and Pennsylvania also have the largest number of people employed in this sector. Similarly, the Penns Valley Region, Centre County, and Pennsylvania all have manufacturing and retail trade as their next largest employing industries.

EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY, 2000

Professional, Agriculture, Finance, Scientific, Arts, Forestry, Insurance, Management, Entertainment, Fishing, Transportation, Real Estate, Administrative, Educational, Recreation, Hunting, & Wholesale Retail Warehousing, & Rental, & & Waste Health, & Accommodation, & Public Other Mining Construction Manufacturing Trade Trade Utilities Information Leasing Management Social Services Food Services Administration Services Centre Hall 11 34 88 6 71 9 12 17 44 179 37 30 50 Gregg 83 104 156 27 98 43 12 39 59 335 52 39 64 Haines 67 63 127 15 66 23 8 27 27 153 44 23 24 Miles 85 61 105 10 77 24 15 18 29 145 46 17 34 Millheim 6 21 56 7 62 30 5 14 14 82 26 18 26 Penn 26 55 83 12 42 31 7 16 27 116 35 34 34 Potter 49 163 218 52 136 52 23 81 161 458 97 65 97 Penns Valley 327 501 833 129 552 212 82 212 361 1468 337 226 329

Prepared by the Centre County Planning & Community Development Office, 2008 Source: U.S. Census, 2000 PENNS VALLEY REGION

LAND USE

PENNS VALLEY DEVELOPED LAND 1980 1990 2002 Centre Hall 65.4% 66.2% 82.8% Gregg 2.6% 3.2% 5.6% Haines 1.8% 2.1% 2.3% Miles 1.7% 2.3% 2.1% Millheim 24.3% 25.8% 28.3% Penn 3.4% 4.4% 4.3% Potter 3.8% 4.3% 7.6% Penns Valley 2.8% 3.4% 4.6%

Penns Valley, for the most part, is largely undeveloped. Only 5% of the Region’s 158,057 acres are devel- oped, which has increased only .9% since the 1995 land use survey.

The primary land uses in the Region are forest and agriculture. The primary land uses, along with the low development figures, reflect the traditionally agriculture-based economy of the Region as well as the con- servation of its natural features. The only municipalities that have a significant amount of developed land area are Centre Hall and Millheim, due to their prime locations along major transportation corridors.

PENNS VALLEY LAND USE Centre Hall Boro Gregg Township Haines Township Miles Township Millheim Boro Penn Township Potter Township Land Use Acres % Acres % Acres % Acres % Acres % Acres % Acres % Residential 159 39.55 1,067 3.74 444 1.21 440 1.16 152 18.48 414 2.38 1,431 3.93 Commercial 15 3.66 47 0.16 48 0.13 16 0.04 12 1.45 20 0.11 181 0.5 Industrial 2 0.59 11 0.04 10 0.03 11 0.03 0 0.02 0 0 34 0.09 Vacant Structure 0 0.05 2 0.01 0 0 0 0 2 0.24 0 0 1 0 Mined Land 0 0 16 0.06 73 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0.07 Transportation 51 12.65 338 1.19 232 0.63 243 0.64 39 4.71 133 0.77 639 1.76 Communications 0 0.02 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.01 0 0 1 0 Utility 0 0 3 0.01 0 0 0 0 1 0.13 2 0.01 5 0.02 Public or Semi-Public 86 21.39 29 0.1 24 0.06 21 0.05 17 2.08 33 0.19 162 0.45 Recreation 20 4.87 88 0.31 9 0.02 57 0.15 10 1.19 150 0.86 300 0.82 DEVELOPMENT 332 82.79 1,600 5.61 840 2.29 789 2.08 233 28.31 753 4.33 2,780 7.63 Agriculture 15 3.75 9,262 32.48 6,786 18.52 8,050 21.26 387 47.01 4,804 27.61 13,862 38.07 Forested 31 7.65 17,133 60.08 28,713 78.36 28,703 75.82 159 19.27 11,534 66.28 18,612 51.11 Reclaimed Land 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0.08 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vacant and Unused 23 5.81 454 1.59 233 0.64 230 0.61 39 4.68 205 1.18 1,061 2.91 Water 0 0 68 0.24 70 0.19 52 0.14 6 0.72 106 0.61 100 0.27 Total 36,414 100 17,403 100 36,642 100 401 100 824 100 37,856 100 28,517 100 Prepared by the Centre County Planning & Community Development Office, 2008 Source: Centre County Comprehensive Plan, 2003; Centre County Land use Survey 1995 PENNS VALLEY REGION ATTRACTIONS Aaronsburg Historical Museum

ATTRACTIONS, EVENTS & RECREATION Mt. Nittany Winery

Penns Cave & Wildlife Park

Penns Valley Area Environmental Center

Rhoneymeade Arboretum NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC SITES AND DISTRICTS Woodward Action Sports Camp The Penns Valley Region is full of historic sites that are of benefit to residents and tourists. Due to their histori- cal significance, many of these sites have been recognized on the National Register of Historic Sites and Districts. Woodward Cave

¨ Andrew Gregg House—Gregg Township ¨ Millheim Historic District—Millheim The Purple Heart Highway passes through Penns ¨ Aaronsburg Historic District—Miles Township ¨ Neff Round Barn—Potter Township Valley dating to a time when the Iroquois walked the ¨ Centre Mills—Miles Township ¨ Penns Cave and Hotel—Gregg Township Karondinah Path, while in Colonial days frontiersmen ¨ David Waggoner Log House & Barn—Potter Township ¨ Potter-Allison Farm District—Potter Township traveled the same trail then designated Penns Creek ¨ Egg Hill Church—Potter Township ¨ Rebersburg Historic District—Miles Township Path. As the new nation developed, old footpaths grew ¨ Leonard Rhone House—Potter Township ¨ Simon Pickle Stone House—Miles Township to be a vital stagecoach route, and in modern times ¨ Major Jared B. Fisher House—Gregg Township ¨ William Allison House– Gregg Township became State Route 45 with all its towns, villages, and ¨ Major John Neff Homestead—Potter Township pastoral scenery. The highway was designated The Purple Heart Highway in 1994 at the request of the Lt. George H. Ramer Chapter #656 Military Order of the Purple Heart in Lewisburg, PA. Travel down The Purple ANNUAL EVENTS Heart Highway to find unique B&Bs, cottages,

Nittany Antique Machinery Association Show—Spring campgrounds, and covered bridges. Enjoy the many OUTDOOR RECREATION & Fall—Features a large selection of antique farm museums, shops, and outstanding restaurants. equipment and a large flea market. There are also ¨ Bald Eagle State Forest antique automobiles, horse drawn wagons, crafts, entertainment and, of course, their famous homemade bean ¨ McCalls Dam State Park soup and apple butter by steam. CAMPING

¨ Penn Roosevelt State Park Centre County Grange Fair & Encampment— · Hemlock Acres Campground Summer—The fair is a fun time for the entire family. There ¨ Penns Creek—known for excellent trout fishing are contests, animals, exhibits, farm equipment, food, rides, · Kearn Campground camping and musical entertainment.

¨ Poe Paddy State Park · Seven Cradle Lake Campground Aaronsburg Dutch Fall Festival—Autumn—a celebration ¨ Poe Valley State Park of Pennsylvania Dutch food, crafts and history. A variety of art, craft, food and antique vendors display various exhibits · Seven Mountains Campground ¨ Rothrock State Forest featuring military artifacts, vintage women’s clothing, early farm and home tools, and vintage signs from local · Woodward Campground businesses of the past. In addition, there are guided tours, live demonstrations of quilting, wool spinning, tatting, *As well as many areas throughout the basketry and blacksmithing. state parks and forests.

PreparedPrep byare thed b Centrey the CentrCountye PlanningCounty P&l anningCommunity & C oDevelopmentmmunity De Office,velop 2006ment Office, 2008 Source: www.centrecounty.com, 2003; www.visitpa.com, 2003; www.visitpennstate.org, 2003 PENNS VALLEY REGION

POPULATION AND EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

Penns Valley, over the next thirty years, is forecasted to have a steady increase in population. However, the expected increase in employment is not quite so significant. Little employment growth is expected in Centre Hall, as it is almost completely built out. Most growth is expected in Millheim and in and around the villages of the Region. Diversity in the Region’s agriculture industry is expected to prompt employment growth.

POPULATION AND EMPLOYMENT FORECASTS % Population % Employment 2000 Population 2030 Population Change 2000 Employment 2030 Employment Change Penns Valley Planning Region 11,382 16,263 42.8 2,506 2,954 17.8 Centre County 135,758 177847 31 48,012 61,211 27.5

Prepared by the Centre County Planning & Community Development Office, 2008 Source: Centre Region Planning Agency Population Projections, 2003 PENNS VALLEY REGION WATER SYSTEMS CAPACITY Ave. Design Storage Production Capacity Capacity WATER AND SEWER SYSTEMS Water Companies (GPD) (GPD) (Gal) Aaronsburg Water Pipes 55,000 85,000 52,000 PENNS VALLEY SEWER TREATMENT CAPACITY Country Club Park Water System 7,000 21,600 8,000 Design Average Current East Haines Township Capacity Daily Flow Capacity Water Co. 29,820 50,000 40,000 Centre Hall Borough Sewer Plant 275,000 gpd 140,000 gpd 135,000 gpd Madisonburg Water Gregg Township Sewer Plant 90,000 gpd 50,000 gpd 40,000 gpd Co. 17,600 25,000 15,000 Millheim Borough Millheim Borough Sewer Plant 100,000 gpd 50,000 gpf 50,000 gpd Water Service 57,519 205,920 212,000 Country Club Park Sewer Plant 35,000 gpd 15,000 gpd 20,000 gpd Penn Township Water *Penn Township/Coburn 23,000 gpd 15,000 gpd 8,000 gpd District 14,700 360,000 511,000 Totals 523,000 gpd 270,000 gpd 253,000 gpd Rebersburg Water Co. 74,000 75,000 3,000 *Sewer facility not constructed yet, figures based on estimates. Smullton Water Co. 4,000 72,000 3,000 Spring Mills Water Association 54,000 90,000 155,000 PENNS VALLEY INFRASTRUCTURE

Penns Valley is currently served by four sewer treatment facilities, and nine water systems. The construction of a fifth sewer treatment plant in Coburn is planned for the near future.

There is a fairly large amount of vacant land located in and around both 192 Rebersburg Æÿ MILES water and sewer service areas, which could accommodate new growth. Madisonburg Smulton Also, the daily flows of both sewer and water systems, are well below de- Spring Bank 445 Æÿ HHAIAINNES sign capacities, and could easily handle an increase in demand. MILLILLHEIMIM Æÿ45 Woodward Aaronsburg GREGGGREGG Æÿ192 Spring Mills Coburn VACANT LAND LOCATED IN WATER AND

CENTRE HALL SEWER SERVICE AREAS CENTRE HALL PENN Old Fort Acres Æÿ45 5 Vacant Land in Water Service ¤£322 Areas 295.3 Major Roads POTTER Vacant Land in Sewer Service Sewer Service Areas Water Service Areas Areas 185.9 Vacant Land in Both Water & Centre County Planning Office, 2004 Sewer Service Areas 165.8

Prepared by the Centre County Planning & Community Development Office, 2008 Source: Centre County Comprehensive Plan, 2003; DEP, 2003 PENNS VALLEY REGION

TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

Penns Valley’s main sources of transportation are the State highways, and one U.S. Currently, the only public transportation service for the Region is a County-wide highway, that run through the Region. State routes 144, 45, and 192 provide impor- service, provided by the Centre County Office of Transportation. It is a shared ride tant commercial corridors into and through the Region. U.S. Highway 322, in par- program that requires advance scheduling for use. The program is available to the ticular, sees a lot of traffic as it is a main thoroughfare to Harrisburg. In parts of the general public for a small fee, and is free for senior citizens and clients of Centre Region, U.S. 322 can carry up to 15,000 vehicles a day on average. In fact, this County’s Human Services Agencies. heavy volume of traffic through the Region generated the need for a major transpor- tation study. Residents of the Region have expressed interest in connecting to the Centre Re- gion, the County’s largest urban area, through a public transportation system. The study attempted to look at several solutions that could be implemented to alle- The Centre Area Transportation Authority (CATA) already provides public trans- viate traffic problems, including new highway facilities and non-traditional traffic portation services throughout the Centre Region and surrounding communities. reduction measures. Improvements to the transportation network in this area will remain an issue as traffic flows continue to increase through the Region. At present, a park-and-ride facility is planned in Potter Township. This facility is listed on the 2003-2006 Centre County Transportation Improvement Program for funding. The main goal will be to assist in ridesharing efforts, although pub- lic transportation could be added in the future.

PEDESTRIAN AND BIKING TRAILS

Many Planning Regions throughout the County are looking towards non- traditional forms of transportation such as pedestrian and biking trails. Such trails can provide connections to municipalities, and possibly other planning regions. There is an abandoned rail line that runs through the region that has been looked at as a possible corridor for such a project.

Currently, the Valley has access to Route G, a statewide bicycle touring route that extends from New York to Maryland.

AIRPORTS

Centre Airpark

Penns Cave Airport

These two airports are general aviation facilities.

Prepared by the Centre County Planning & Community Development Office, 2008 Source: Centre County Comprehensive Plan Update: Transportation Element, 2003 PENNS VALLEY REGION

AGRICULTURE

AGRICULTURAL SECURITY AREAS AND PRIME FARMLAND

POPULATION 16 AND OVER EMPLOYED IN FARMING INDUSTRY

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting and Mining % in 1990 % in 2000 Centre Hall 2.7 1.9 · Gregg 12.2 7.5 Haines 11.3 10 Permanent Agricultural Easement Miles 18.5 12.8 Proposed Agricutural Easement Millheim 1.8 1.6 Agricultural Security Areas Penn 11.8 5 Prime Farmland Potter 7.1 3 Centre County 2.5 1.7

Centre County Planning Office, 2004 Pennsylvania 1.8 1.3 U.S. 2.7 1.9

AGRICULTURAL LANDS Penns Valley is the primary agricultural region of the County, with 27.3% of its acres devoted to agriculture. Agriculture is Pennsylvania’s main industry. The relatively high agricultural employment figures of Penns Acres of Agriculture Valley, compared with the State’s, show that the Region is still a main contributor to the industry, even 1995 2002 % Change though in past years there has been a decline in both agricultural employment and farmland. Centre Hall 43 15 -65.1% Gregg 10,050 9,262 -7.8% Fortunately, the Region has recognized the decline, and the importance of its high quality farm land. It has Haines 7,094 6,786 -4.3% been taking steps to preserve its farms through such actions as the purchase of farmers’ development rights, Miles 8,136 8,050 -1.1% and the designation of agricultural security areas. Millheim 536 387 -27.7% Penns Valley agriculture is not only a main contributor to the State’s top industry, but also to its second larg- Penn 5,489 4,804 -12.4% est industry. Farms are becoming an increasingly desirable place for tourists to visit. Some come to escape Potter 15,431 13,862 -10.1% urban cares, while others just enjoy learning about and experiencing farming activities. Either way, the ag- Regional Total 46,779 43,166 -7.7% entertainment industry is growing rapidly.

Prepared by the Centre County Planning & Community Development Office, 2008 Source: Centre County Comprehensive Plan, 2003; Census Bureau; 1990, 2000 PENNS VALLEY REGION NATIONAL REGISTER ELIGIBLE PROPERTIES MUNICIPALITY PROPERTY NAME ADDRESS Haines Township Meyers Mill House S.R. 2018 HISTORIC RESOURCES Miles Township Spangler, J., Residence North of Rt. 192 Penn Township Bridge T 510 Penn Township Coburn Bridge LR 873 Properties wanting to be included in the National Register of Historic Sites & Places (NRHSP) Potter Township Old Fort Hotel Rt 144 & Rt 45 in Old Fort complete a Historic Resource Survey Form which is reviewed and determined Eligible by the

PA Bureau for Historic Preservation. Once determined Eligible the property owner can for- mally nominate the property for Listing in the NRHSP. Completed nomination forms are sent Penns Valley & Brush Valley Historic District Roughly bounded by Nittany Mountain, County line, and to the State Review Board who reviews the nomination and sends the nomination for approval LOCATION by the National Park Service and are then Listed National Register Properties. Tussey/Seven Mountains The Penns Valley Region has been described as one of the largest, if not the largest still intact, agricultural areas in Penn- sylvania. Agrarian patterns still persist with farms delineated NATIONAL REGISTER LISTED PROPERTIES by historic hedgerows, crop lands and open fields framed by MUNICIPALITY PROPERTY NAME ADDRESS old roads; and views and vistas from the valley and the ridges that reflect 19th and 20th century land activities and building Gregg Township Allison, William, House Rt. 45 1 mi. W of Spring Mills patterns. Gregg Township Fisher, Maj. Jared B., House Rt. 45, NW of Spring Mills Gregg Township Penns Cave & Hotel Rt. 192, 5 mi. E of Centre Hall Haines Township Woodward Inn Rt. 45, Woodward Miles Township Centre Mills Off PA 445. SW of Rebersburg Millheim Historic District—PA Act 167 enables local governments to Miles Township Pickle, Simon, Stone House PA 192 & 445 regulate the alteration, demolition or construction of buildings within des- Potter Township Egg Hill Church Egg Hill Rd. SW of Spring Mills ignated local historic districts, following the adoption of a local historic Potter Township Gregg, Andrew, Homestead Rt. 192, 2 mi E of Centre Hall preservation ordinance and establishment of a Historical Architectural Potter Township Neff, Major John, Homestead Brush Valley Rd., SW of Centre Hall Review Board. Since 1986, Millheim Borough has administered such an Potter Township Neff Round Barn Off Rt. 45, S of Centre Hall ordinance protecting over 120 years of building history and architecture. Potter Township Potter-Allison Farm Rt. 144, SE of Centre Hall Potter Township Waggoner, Daniel, Log House & Barn SW of Spring Mills Potter Township Rhone, Leonard, House Rimmey Rd., b/t Rt. 45 & Brush Valley Rd Pennsylvania Historical Museum Commission Historical Markers The Aaronsburg Story PA 45, E end of Aaronsburg Potter’s Fort PA 144, SE of Centre Hall

NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICTS Since 1946, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission has admin- MUNICIPALITY PROPERTY NAME ADDRESS istered a program of historical markers to capture the memory of people, Haines Township Aaronsburg Historic District Rt. 45, Aaronsburg places, and events that have affected the lives of Pennsylvanians over the cen- Miles Township Rebersburg Historic District Rt. 192, Rebersburg turies since William Penn founded his Commonwealth. Millheim Millheim Historic District North St., Main St., & Penn St. More than 2,000 cast aluminum markers tell the stories of Native Americans Allison, William, House Source: Centre County and settlers, government and politics, athletes, entertainers, artists, struggles Historical Society for freedom and equality, factories and businesses, and a multitude of other

Prepared by the Centre County Planning & Community Development Office, 2008 Source: Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, 2008