A row of tents at the Centre County Grange Fair Along the Way...Leonard Rhone had a Picnic By Norman Houser In Good Day!, Vol. 6, Issue 3, October 2022 Reprinted with permission The sun had barely peeked over the distant mountains as I walked the vacant grounds in search of breakfast – despite the fairgrounds … Continue reading Along the Way…Leonard Rhone had a Picnic
Leonard Rhone. Centre Hall Arriving in Centre Hall, I turned onto West Church Street and soon saw the cemetery on the left side of the road. Making a left turn onto North Willow Avenue, I made an immediate right onto the sacred grounds of the Centre Hall Reformed and Lutheran Cemetery, which is known by … Continue reading Leonard Rhone’s Picnic
This is part two of a two part article. The first part can be found here: Part One. As I stood before the simple stone in the Reformed and Lutheran Cemetery, located on the western edge of Centre Hall, that marked the resting place of Josiah Dale, I had to ask myself two questions that were … Continue reading Unsolved: The Murder of Josiah Dale: Part Two
It all started with a ghost story. But then again, some of the most interesting pieces of forgotten history I have stumbled upon start this way. I first encountered the unsolved murder among a listing of haunted places, legends and lore of Centre County. There was not much to the story presented. It mentioned a … Continue reading Unsolved: The Murder of Josiah Dale: Part One
On May 24, 1931 Airmail Pilot James "Jimmy" Cleveland lost his life when his plane failed to clear Mount Nittany and crashed near the top of the mountain above Centre Hall. I grew up knowing the history of the crash and though I knew there was a memorial for James Cleveland at the top of … Continue reading Hiking the James Cleveland Trail
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