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Historic: lecture

4:00 pm

Please join us at the Centre Furnace Mansion for a PowerPoint presentation of the history of the Penns and Brush valley areas, filled with beautiful old photographs, by special guest Vonnie Henninger of the Penns Valley Area Historical Museum.

The settlement of Haines Township and Aaronsburg existed years before the establishment of Centre County. This area of Central Pennsylvania was part of Cumberland County and later Northumberland County before it became Centre County in 1800. Squatters settled on the land before the first families came to claim their land in 1775. Aaron Levy purchased land from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1783 and created a plot plan of 600 lots to develop the town of Aaronsburg in 1786. Since the town is in the middle of the state, Levy had hoped it would become the county seat. The wide streets with reserved lots for churches and schools were all part of his vision to create a harmonious community.

Centre Furnace Mansion, 1001 E. College Ave. (corner of College Ave. and Porter Rd.)

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BROUGHT TO YOU BY: Centre County Historical Society
WEBSITE: http://centrecountyhistory.org/