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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GXC_nittany-lion-shrine_State-College-PA.html
What's a Nittany? The word Nittany is derived from the Algonquian word Nit-A-Nee meaning "single mountain." The original inhabitants of the area used Nit-A-Nee to describe the mountain, and it likely became corrupted to Nittany by the first Europe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GKS_centre-furnace-mansion_State-College-PA.html
Welcome to Centre Furnace Mansion - birthplace of Penn State University and home of Centre County Historical Society.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18M1_the-pennsylvania-state-university_State-College-PA.html
Chartered as an agricultural college in 1855. Located on land donated by James Irvin, the school admitted its first class in 1859 to study the application of science to farming. Designated the state''s only land-grant institution in 1863. Penn Sta…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18LW_martin-luther-king-jr_State-College-PA.html
On Jan. 21, 1965, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke to a crowd of 8,000 in Rec Hall as part of his efforts to draw national attention to the need for voting rights reforms that would prevent discrimination against African Americans. Dr. King's powe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18LQ_champions-for-equality_State-College-PA.html
Demonstrating that sport can be a powerful force for social change, Penn State led the way in breaking the color barrier in intercollegiate football in the south. By the players' own decision, the team refused an offer to play a segregated deep so…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18LP_big-ten_State-College-PA.html
On June 4, 1990, the Big Ten Conference admitted Penn State as its eleventh member. Established in 1895 as one of the nation's first intercollegiate athletic organizations, the conference instituted a blueprint for the control and administration o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZEG_moses-thompson_State-College-PA.html
Partner in Centre Furnace with James Irvin and instrumental in the selection of the site for the establishment of Penn State on furnace company land. Thompson resided here at the mansion for 49 years and hosted many trustee meetings and college gu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZEE_centre-furnace_State-College-PA.html
Here Colonels John Patton and Samuel Miles operated the first charcoal iron furnace in the region, 1792-1809. Present stack used 1825-1858. In this era Centre County led in the making of Juniata iron.